• @tdgoodman@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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      32 hours ago

      Why would it matter if felons voted while imprisoned or free? We should not be incarcerating so many people that their vote has anything beyond a trivial, marginal affect. That is to say the real question is why do we convict so many people of crimes?

    • @moody
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      57 hours ago

      Why not both?

      • peopleproblems
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        36 hours ago

        Hmmm. Hmmm? I didn’t really think about incarcerated before. But I suppose if you were imprisoned for a law you don’t agree with, the way to change it is voting.

        By keeping prisoners from voting, you prevent law from changing.

        • @Demdaru@lemmy.world
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          -14 hours ago

          The proper way is to respect the law and vote for it’s change, not to break the law and cry after a fact.

          • @Poik@pawb.social
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            136 minutes ago

            I’ve been dating my boyfriend since before it was legal. Thank you for your input, but no. Just no.