Pros and Cons of inmates voting...?

Question

What are the pros and cons of inmates voting?

Answer 1

We're all affected by the decisions of Government, so why shouldn't we all have a say in who that government is? You might argue that since they don't respect the law inmates don't have the right to have a say in who makes them, but government is about more than law, and some inmates are presumably selective about which ones they choose to observe...

Answer 2

If you're a Democrat, there are only pros to inmates voting. Of course the inmates will vote for the party that makes excuses for most criminals.

Answer 3

I don't know what the laws are in Canada, but here in the US inmates can't vote, so it's a moot point.

Answer 4

you truly must be a public school grad.this is a pathetic question...

Answer 5

there are no pros only cons. when you are in jail/prison, you are removed from the social things of life, including voting, so unless the politicians are that desperate, why would a jailbird get the vote? i mean, that's desperation, pure desperation!

Answer 6

Pros: They get their say in American politics, something that most Americans deserve.

Cons: May help the Pro-NoJailTime to pull off a victory.

Answer 7

I can only think of one issue and that's a con...  How do you plan to get them to the polling locations safely?  Well for our safety that is...  Don't say vote from within the prisons, we all know that is a an incident waiting to happen.

Answer 8

Simple equation. If government passes politically motivated laws, for example if they prohibit the possession of something that government has no authority to prohibit, then by doing so they create prisoners. If prisoners cannot vote then the government has the means to suppress dissent. The result is tyranny.

Answer 9

no pros, they're all cons

Answer 10

Pro: Nothing... they have absolutely no right to vote. If they're in jail, they have done something to give up their rights as a citizen of this country.

Con: We will have a bunch of crazy idiots voting for Hillary and Obama.