Voting+Rights

=Felons & Voting= Ad By: **Qyidir White**     A video on Ex-felons and voting. **Brenda Chhin** The first 5 people are holding signs on reasons why they can't vote since they are ex-felons and the last 5 people are holding signs on reasons why they should vote. We apologize that the words are going by pretty fast. Please Enjoy media type="file" key="New Project - Medium 1.m4v" width="297" height="297" align="right"

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"I participated in rebellion, or other crime."-14th Amendment ======

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I've proven myself unfit therefore, I can't make one of life's most important decisions. ======

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**-**Voting is a civil right, I've convicted a serious crime, I've forfeit this right. ======

1. The large amount of men that are in prison will have a big impact on the elections. 2. The fifteenth amendment stats that a citizen has a right to vote no matter race, color, or previous condition of servitude. 3.Why do Vermont, and Maine let their felons in no other states don't. 4. It should be that if a felon completes their sentence when they are released they should have all their rights giving back to them. 5. It say the felons are more likely to vote for Democrats then Republicans, and thats because Pennsylvaina is mostly Democrats.
 * Reasons why they should vote:**


 * Rebutal Paper:**

**Donna Survillo**

Why Voting Should Be Allowed in Prison

Voting should be allowed in prison because the law sometimes changes the prison situations for people. If someone is in prison and they get the chance to vote, they are helping their self to get a better sentence or sometimes even out of prison. People say that America is a free country. Saying that, all Americans even imprisoned ones should have the right to choose who runs their country. Some may choose to say that since they are criminals they shouldn’t get the privilege to vote, but they are already getting their punishment by being away from their family, friends and loved ones by being in a filthy and dangerous place that we call prison. Another reason why voting should be allowed in prison is because there are more votes for each candidate and with more votes, there’s a better count on how many votes and it’s more clear. If people don’t vote, then there may not be enough votes for anything to count, or there could be a tie. If prisoners are given the right to vote, they could help change the ballot by a lot. Voting is not something that is going to change the life of a prisoner until later on in life. Allowing the prisoner to vote is allowing them to change their life and possibly shape them into a better person. Although some may claim it to not be, voting should be allowed in prisons.


 * Position Paper: **
 * Ayanna Robinson**

Felons in prison lose many of their rights when they walk into correctional facilities; their privacy, freedom of assembly, freedom of petition. In almost all states felons also lose the right to vote. In some states, such as Pennsylvania and Texas, the moment you leave prison your voting rights are restored. But Alabama, Florida, Virginia and too many other states strip you of your voting rights forever when you walk into your correctional facility. One mistake in your life ruins your right to have your voice heard forever. With 61% average voter turnout there are too many voices being silenced. While 61% is enough to choose a president, 39% is more than enough to tip the scale the other direction. What kind of America would we have if felons were given their rights to vote back? Would we be led by Obama or McCain? Bush or Kerry? Clinton or Dole? Imagine a world where the other candidate might have won. Remember the errors each president caused, imagine a world where simply picking the other candidate could have made America into a better place.