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2 million people with felonies have the right to vote but might not know
- Terr_ 2y agoIf I had my druthers, even citizens [0] serving life sentences would still be voting from their jail cells. [1] Voting isn't a privilege for those who obey the government, it's something the government should owe people for the control it exerts over their lives... And people being punished by the state are being controlled even more than most. ___ [0] In this framing, citizenship a way to demarcate between people who have a long-term stake in what's happening, as opposed to temporary visitors. [1] The only real problem is what jurisdiction they should be voting in, when their current location isn't under their control and might bear little relation to where their families/properties/interests are.