Felons and the Right to Vote

Sara Duran-Campos Professor Gould side 111 December 12, 2012 Convicted Felons Should Not Be Allowed to Vote M some(prenominal) Americans were not allowed to choose these past elections. It wasnt beca usance they didnt pay taxes or were mentally incompetent or underage. The reason why they cant choose is because they are convicted felons. Certain states do not give back the pay offly to balloting later Ex-convicted felons see paid their debts or completed their judgment of conviction in jail. Some states contribute a probation period ahead the ex-felon is allowed to voting.There are some states that go to the extent to never return the right to vote to felons or ex-felons. The right to vote to felons should be taken onward as a form of punishment. After completing their time in jail felons, which now are ex-felons, should go for their right to vote restored. A felony is a advanced crime usually punishable by imprisonment or death. Felons are people that have been convi cted of a crime such as murder, rape, arson, child molest, drug offender and burglary. Virginia is one of many states that takes the right to vote away from felons as a form of punishment.Maine allows felons to vote even when they are imprisoned. The act of taking away the right to vote from felons and ex-felons is called Disenfranchisement. People that are in favor of disenfranchisement imagine that those convicted of a crime have shown poor judgment therefore, proves them unfit to make good decisions when it comes to elections. Some believe that felon disenfranchisement laws also have a big racial impact because certain percent of population have their right to vote taken away more than others.Rates of incarceration and sentencing for African-Americans are higher than Caucasians, Latinos, and Native Americans. It seems like a good occlusion but voting requires certain minimum standards of and trustworthiness. Those who have committed serious crimes against their fellow citizens do not meet the standards of voting. Discrimination when sentencing a felon should not be practice in any court. If there is any proof of discrimination the government should that addressed too. Any citizen that does not want their right to vote taken away should not commit a crime. take is and should be a privilege for everyone without discrimination. Voting should not be allowed in prison. Felons are in prison because have not paid their debt yet. They are in the process of doing that. Felons have lost their right of freedom and other civil rights after committing a crime. The right of voting should also be taken away as a form or punishment. The right to vote should be withheld and return after release from prison. Those that support felons right to vote believe that a felons debt to society is their time behind bars. They dont believe that felons should pull away their right to vote.Section 5 Felons should pay Their debt * (Use your evidence to support it) * Comment on how you feel (Dont use I feel, just say it) about this reading in relation to the overall message. * Another point to support what was said in the beginning of the paragraph * Evidence * Comment on this as sound * Transition * Section 6 Felons Should Have a Restoration of Vote * The Argument of felons and their right to vote is very important in the United States because many Americans were not allowed to vote this past elections due to macrocosm an ex-felon. Comment on how you feel (Dont use I feel, just say it) about this information in relation to the overall message. * a study suggesting that former offenders who vote are less believably to return to jail. Evidence * Thirty-five states prohibit at least some people from voting after they have been released from prisonTransition * Section 7 Conclusion * Restate thesis * Reiterate your major points * Therefore, it is evident * industrial-strength ending. Works Cited Browne, Sharon, and Roger Clegg. Felons Have Lost Their Right to Vot e. Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles Times, 13 June 2010. Web. 01 Dec. 2012.