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[leftofcool]

1. I agree.

Why should some pedophile who raped a child get to vote? Do your time, rehabilitate yourself and get your voting rights restored. Make the states restore voting rights to those who have served their time.

[leftofcool]

9. I think you obviously didn't read my post

[mobeau69]

12. A troll trying to divide on his first day at work.

[True Blue American]

30. I noticed that.

When did Pete mention pedophiles? I do not believe that.

[Celerity]

18. hard to read when you are bbbbbbbbbbzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[IndianaDave]

27. At no time in his answer did Pete Buttigieg ever mention pedophiles.

It would be helpful if you would stick to reality. You're drawing conclusions based on imaginary nonsense. And I find that your posts definitely do not advance any meaningful discussion for our Democratic candidates or their actual ideas.

You're certainly allowed to dislike Pete Buttigieg, but please deal with facts -- not fantasy. Thanks

[CaliforniaPeggy]

2. I support his position. You lose things when you go to prison--

One of them is the right to vote.

[mobeau69]

14. A troll trying to divide on his first day at work.

[CaliforniaPeggy]

16. Yup. Plain as can be. n/t

[marlakay]

3. I agree but think you should get

It back when you get out.

[Celerity]

11. he went on to say exactly that

https://edition.cnn.com/2019/04/23/politics/pete-buttigieg-cnn-town-hall-takeaways/index.html

A break from Sanders on prisoners voting

Buttigieg said prisoners should not be allowed to vote. "While incarcerated? No, I don't think so," the South Bend mayor said.
His position was a break from Sen. Bernie Sanders of Vermont, who had advocated voting rights for incarcerated Americans, and Sen. Kamala Harris of California, who said that "we should have that conversation."

"I do believe that when you are out -- when you have served your sentence -- part of being restored to society is that you are part of the political life of this nation," Buttigieg said. "And one of the things that needs to be restored is your right to vote." But, Buttigieg said, those convicted of felonies and imprisoned have to forfeit their rights. "It does not make sense to have an exception for the right to vote," he said.

[mobeau69]

15. A troll trying to divide on his first day at work.

[mobeau69]

17. A troll trying to divide on his first day at work.

[Control-Z]

4. I agree.

But once their sentence is served they should regain the same right to vote that everyone else should have. Upon release, they should be provided with the ID necessary to vote in every state.

[mobeau69]

5. Mr. 18 posts, you've had a long day of dividing!

Enjoy your stay at DU. Buh-bye.

[leftofcool]

10. Posing articles bashing Democrats is against the rules

As in the case of your recent post in the Democratic Primaries.

[W_HAMILTON]

6. I agree.

I am for restoring voting rights for those that have served their time and been rehabilitated, but I am NOT for voting rights for people currently incarcerated.

[JI7]

13. i'm fine with it. he is avoiding what happened to Dukakis

[Cha]

19. I agree.. why would anyone

think it's good idea to have felons vote in prison?

[leftofcool]

20. Well, Bernie does

[littlemissmartypants]

21. Welcome to DU, Bilirubin. nt

[SergeStorms]

23. After they've paid their debt to society...

then they should have their voting rights restored. Not while they're paying it off, though.

[pnwmom]

24. I'm on the fence. I am sympathetic to the liberal point of view, but I don't think

it's a very popular political position, and I wouldn't want to go down with that ship.

I do think the right to vote should automatically be restored after a sentence has been completed. No one should have to apply, as they do in Florida.

[still_one]

25. Sorry if I offend anyone, but I do not consider this high on the priority list

[True Blue American]

31. Neither do I!

I do not want to hear a constant litany of special interests desires.

I want to know what they will do to fix the country.

[oasis]

32. True. There's a ton of more important issues facing America. nt

[True Blue American]

34. This is a mistake

I think candidates need to quit taking the media 5 second sound bite questions.

I would suggest they answer every one of those questions by answering,” I want to talk about what we can do for the whole country, not the divisive subjects that continue to divide us!”

Of course I am not in charge of any campaign but have used that same tactic in local politics, meetings, even in Church. I once told a group of men, board members in Church who were trying to outdo each other on projects by reminding them we were in a recession. The Pastor told them they should listen to me!

Democrats need to concentrate on the basics that need to be done first. Infrastructure that will create good paying jobs, thus more money in the Treasury in taxes.

Of course you have to prime the pump. Cut the Military budget, bring our Military home,quit feeding useless wars that kill and profit the wealthy.

Create a fair tax bill. Fix the Social programs by ending the top bracket. These are absolutes, then we can go on to the wants.

Pardon corrections. Mind faster than fingers!

[IndianaDave]

26. Here you are again, repeating a post from a few hours ago!

What's your motive for doing this? It feels like you're trying to sow discord. If I can be blunt, Bili, What time is it in Moscow, or perhaps St Petersburg? Or convince me that you simply want to participate in productive political discussion.

[Mike Nelson]

28. I agree...

… once they've served their time, they need their voting rights restored. But part of prison is losing rights... I would like to see more rehabilitation - education and job opportunities - for people to fully re-enter society.

[Amimnoch]

29. Not an issue one way or the other imo.

Neither the BS or PB proposals are of any consequence.

The House may pass such a bill, but even with best case senate projections, we wouldn't get a full party vote in the senate on any such bill. At best it would fall 3 or 4 short.

I seriously doubt that if such a bill did make it through the House and the Senate that a President Buttigieg would use the Veto pen.

As I've said many times, and will continue to say: Almost all of these position politics for POTUS are so damn pointless. CONGRESS makes the bills, the President only either signs them into law or veto's them.

I really wish we had at least half as many threads on upcoming senate races as we do just on the Presidency. The president only needs to be someone who will make great appointments, sign off on bills that our party get to her/his desk, veto's bills that the tRumpublicons push through, and pick a damn good cabinet.

Who are the Senators in upcoming Democratic Primaries that would/wouldn't support this legislation? THAT'S the real question.

I agree with Buttigieg that convicted and incarcerated felons should not be voting in elections, BUT I also believe that our entire judicial system needs an overhaul that stops the disproportionate targeting, arresting, and convicting of minorities effectively disenfranchising their voting rights. A good place to start would be with victimless archaic anti-drug laws.

[patricia92243]

33. It would be a huge opportunity for abuse. "Vote for ___ candidate and you will

get ___ special privileges. Do not vote for___ and you will lose privileges."

When someone has the power over you to make you vote the way they want should not be permitted.