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Originally Posted by Sailor Steve
[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.
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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.