Should convicted felons be allowed to vote?

Question

Should convicted felons be allowed to vote?

Answer 1

is best to let them vote so they understand they did help to write the laws that punished them

Answer 2

No. Absolutely not. Never. Ever. They should lose a lot of rights when they commit crimes. Such as drinking, voting, carrying weapons, etc.

Maybe if we had tougher consequences, people would think before they break the law.

Answer 3

Upon completing any service owed (i.e.: jail/confinment term), sure, why not. While serving their sentence, no they should not.

Answer 4

no

Answer 5

No.

Answer 6

If you believe that after having paid their debt to society, people should be welcomed back into it, not kept at the margins forever.

Answer 7

Only if they are white, 21, male, and own land.

Answer 8

NO. People who commit felonies exhibit contempt for our society and its rules.  Because they hold us in contempt, they should be excluded from the privileges of citizenship.  I

Answer 9

Convicted felons cannot be allowed to vote because it will be very hard for the warden and his men to secure them in the voting process.