McFreedom

I actually have no opinion on this subject, as I'm not familiar with the arguments against letting felons vote. My wife, the other night, all of the sudden wondered, out of the blue, if felons can't vote, doesn't that mean a big chunk of the inner city can't vote? I told her that I knew some Democratic activists were worried about it, but that I hadn't researched it, and didn't know the arguments. Today the AP has a story about how Coretta Scott King (MLK's widow) is is calling to allow felons vote. Which is fine; as I said, I don't know the arguments against it. My complaint is that I read the article hoping to find out even the basics of "why not," and all I get is Ms. King saying "Something is very wrong with laws that prevent any citizen from experiencing his or her democratic right, even when they have paid their debt to society." Which may be correct, or may not. But the AP can't even find a single person to quote who thinks felons shouldn't vote?

Edit: Not that I think anyone saw, but, just in case. :) I briefly added, then removed, a paragraph speculating on the demographics of felons, then decided I wanted to research some more before I open my mouth...