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Originally Posted by Angakuk
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Originally Posted by LionsDen
I disagree. If bad people didn't vote or were blocked from giving to campaigns, then the good people would have more influence.
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How about we start with a definition of "bad people"? You seem to be equating convicted felons with bad people. Is it a given that all convicted felons are necessarily bad people? Do you believe in the possibility of reformation and/or spiritual regeneration? Assuming that you allow for such a possibility, then it would follow that at least some convicted felons might be formerly bad persons. Should they also be permanently denied the right to vote? Further, if one allows that formerly bad people can become good people, what test might be applied to distinguish between those who have reformed and those who have not? What about those bad people who have never been caught or convicted? How does a society go about weeding them out from amongst those who ought to be allowed to participate in the political system?
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How about not letting convicted felons vote? Or not vote until after ten years of good behavior? I am sure you can imagine a plan that will weed out repeat convicted offenders from polluting public political life.
What a wonderful improvement that would be. And we'd need tight controls over identification to make sure dishonest democrats and liberals don't vote twice!
