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Old 05-28-11, 12:23 PM   #50
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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve View Post

[edit] The right to vote and the right to keep and bear arms are permanently denied any convicted felon, and for life. I disagree with those, as I believe that a man who has served his time has indeed "paid his debt to society". That said, we're not talking about that situation, but about people currently serving their time.
In Virginia, convicted felons can petition the governor to have their voting rights reinstated. But it takes a bit of justification to get this done.

It is probably a good solution to a difficult problem.
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