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Should convicted criminals have the right to vote?

In April 2016, Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe issued an executive order which restored voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons living in the state. The order overturned the state’s practice of felony disenfranchisement, which excludes people from voting who have been convicted of a criminal defense. The 14th amendment of the United States prohibits citizens from voting who have participated in a “rebellion, or other crime” but allows states to determine which crimes qualify for voter disenfranchisement. In the U.S. approximately 5.8 million people are inelig…  

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63%
Yes
37%
No
47%
Yes
37%
No
7%
Yes, but only after completing their sentences and parole/probation
5%
Yes, except for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes
4%
Yes, every citizen deserves the right to vote

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 @9K3983Qfrom Ohio  answered…1yr1Y

Depends on the crime: Sexual predators? No. Altruistic robbers? Yes. Deliberate murderer? Depends on the context - self-defense? Maybe? Offensive, deliberate, premeditated murder? No.

 @94KDJVManswered…3yrs3Y

Yes, as long as they are psychologically qualified (they have no psychiatric disorder diagnosed)

 @94BSH4Banswered…3yrs3Y

Not while still incarcerated.

 @8XCLCM9answered…3yrs3Y

It depends on the crime, but mostly no.

 @8QS5QHYanswered…4yrs4Y

They might pick the leader that they know they won't do good for the country.

 @98GH535answered…2yrs2Y

Fairly depends what you're talking, for felons convicted of murder or violent crimes and corruption, then no.

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 @ISIDEWITH submitted…3mos3MO

Elizabeth Warren Walks Back Murder Comments

Congressional Democrats broadly denounced the murder of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Friday morning, after Republicans started accusing Sen. Elizabeth Warren of excusing violence.“No one's condoning this,” said Rep. Brad Schneider (D-Ill.). “Violence never is the right answer for anything. And it was a horrible murder, a tragic loss for his family.” Warren this week condemned the shooting, but added that people “can be pushed only so far.”"We'll say it over and over," Warren said on MSNBC’S “The ReidOut.” " Violence is never the answer. This guy [Luigi Mangione] gets a trial who's allegedly killed the CEO of UnitedHealth, but you can only push people so far, and then they start to take matters into their own hands."In a statement to POLITICO, Warren said, “Violence is never the answer. Period. I should have been much clearer that there is never a justification for murder.” Top Republicans denounced Warren's comments and the walked-back rhetoric, with House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) calling it “inappropriate and dangerous.”Some House Democrats asked about the incident on Thursday pivoted the conversation to discuss policy options on health care or gun safety.“I don't really know that this is really a space that Congress normally weighs in on,” said Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas). “But at the end of the day, I think it’s an opportunity, because now people are talking about health care and to talk about the fact that this industry has honestly not been as helpful as it could be.”“Violence is never the answer,” said Rep. Troy Carter (D-La.). “We know that there are people suffering, there’s great challenges in healthcare. There's great challenges, and people have, in fact, been wronged, but a process of governance is the way to address that, not violence.”And Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) who denounced the murder, said the killer should be prosecuted and that “I do know that allegedly a ghost gun was used, and we should also ban ghost guns. There's no reason for them beyond the streets.”

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