through an anonymous voice. There are a few restrictions on voting‚ which include age‚ citizenship‚ and in some states weather you’re a convicted felon. I believe that it is unfair that some states make it so felons can’t vote. I really believe felons should be allowed to vote simply because everyone makes mistakes‚ and some felons have to rejoin society eventually. Felons are looked at by some as the bad people of society. Some people even believe that once they have messed up they don’t deserve
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Should Felons Be Allowed To Vote? The disenfranchisement of a person is a heavy topic that you only hear about every four years during the Presidential Election. Why though? The reason: everyone has an opinion on the issue‚ but only few are willing to say anything about it. Some are afraid of the racial issue our country sees‚ and some are afraid to sway against their preferred political party. The Constitution of the United States of America‚ amendment 14‚ section 2‚ clearly states “…citizens
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Should felons be allowed to vote? A Felon: A person who has been convicted of a felony‚ which is a crime punishable by death or a term in state or federal prison. A felony is a serious crime usually punishable by whole-life imprisonment or capital punishment. In other words a felony is a big deal. Felons have been convicted of a crime including‚ or in the same category as murder‚ rape‚ arson‚ and burglary. It is because of this that many believe that felons do not deserve the right to vote.
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937 drivers age 16 who were involved in fatal crashes"(Davis 249). 16 teen year old’s are the youngest and most immature drivers to hit the road. 16- year- old’s need more development in their brains to be safe drivers. 16- year- old brains are not fully developed to obtain their license. Also teens are too inexperienced because they are new drivers. 16- teen- year old’s are not getting enough experience with Co drivers. The driving age should be raised in Washington. 16- year- old teenagers’ brains
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You just turned 16 and can’t wait to drive a car by yourself.Why should you have to wait even longer. You already have to take courses before you get your permit‚ and you have drive a year with a parent/guardian supervision before you can get your drivers licence. To persuade you that 16 year olds are mature enough to drive a car I will give you two reasons why. My first reason that 16 year old are mature enough to drive a car is you take courses to before you can start driving. This means
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Criminals Should Be Allowed to Vote The United States has had a history of disenfranchising criminals. (Nunn‚ 2005) This disenfranchisement can be seen in state laws that prohibit criminals from exercising their right to vote. However‚ this is not a new concept because denying criminals to vote can be traced to as early as ancient Rome. In Renaissance Europe‚ the justice system there has even a term they used as “civil death”. This means putting an end to a criminal’s capacity to exercise his right
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000 more votes than the texas government ‚ george washington bush.In 2008 president obama won with an 365 election score. We need raise the voting range of election and make it stay at 21. If we lower the voting ‚ people would vote just to vote without any purpose. So I think we fight against that and the age limit.Those who oppose the age lowering cite the lack of agitation to show that the 18 year olds are not ready to vote. The big topic on the subject is not making it an issue ‚ We should hire it
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Every American should be allowed the right to vote. It is an ongoing problem that people are not registering to vote‚ don’t go to vote or are not allowed to vote. for examples people who are convicted of a felony are not allowed to vote in many states. However‚ after they serve their time‚ they should be able to be reintroduced to society and regain all of their rights. Including the right to be able to vote. In order for Americans to not lose their right to vote we need to be able to show that
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As of 1971‚ American citizens above eighteen years of age have been able to vote. Since the ratification of the 26th amendment‚ many years have passed and once more‚ the constitution needs to be amended and the voting age adjusted. Citizens above the age of sixteen should be allowed to vote; by voting‚ they will be represented in the government‚ both local and national. Such a change will greatly improve the United States government and opposing such a amendment is both irresponsible and unjust.
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they can’t vote for them. This leads to the politicians who address the citizens of the nation to winning the election. As a result the non citizens don’t get the help they need. Without help‚ these non citizens find it very difficult to reach their goals and settling down with comfort. The concept of having non citizens voting in municipal elections isn’t a foreign idea. However there is a lot of opposition which is very reasonable. Non citizens should not be granted the right to vote in municipal
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