Should inmates be allowed to vote in the U.S.?
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Depends on the crime. In general I say no, because if they are unable to make safe and decent decisions in life (like the ones that landed them in prison), they should not be trusted with the potential future of the country until they have proven they have changed.
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Yes, on whether to have beans and cornbread or beans and white bread for dinner. That's pretty much it.
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You know, I'm torn here. I have always felt that if you're going to be affected by the government in place, you should have a say in who the government actually is. However, everything doesn't affect them -changing laws, for instance, wouldn't have any affect on an inmate who's in for life. Perhaps they could vote for president, governer, offices like that.
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Inmates are the least respected and least represented group in the country, and yet they are the group most profoundly effected by changes in legal and economic policy. The failed war on drugs has made criminals of thousands and placed unfathomable economic burdens on the families of those effected by unjust law. Limited post-incarceration options and next to zero rehabilitation programs only worsen the problem, contributing to a high recidivism rate, fracturing of homes and a perpetuation of so called 'criminal' culture. It is obscene that law can be so sure of its own morality that it can effectively strip a human being of their citizenship, which for some, is all they are. Under the Constitution, we have inalienable rights. This word was not chosen offhand. It is deliberate, and precise and represents the good in each and every human being.
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