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| Topic | Prisoners should be allowed to vote |
| Shark8637 07/17/20 2:30:40 PM #15: | Zeus posted... 1) Prisoners yield certain rights when convicted, and there's strong precedent for not allowing prisoners to vote. There are over a hundred democracies in the world and only 10-15 allow prisoners to vote. Mmm, okay, fine, if that's how you think the social contract should be. But just because we've done something before, doesn't mean we should do it again, or keep doing it. Precedent isn't really an argument, in itself. But it's not black and white either, when it comes to disenfranchising prisoners. Have a look at the wide variety of rules in Europe. Austria even used to ban prisoners from voting for six months after their release! https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-20447504 ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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