The Case for Allowing Felons to Vote
They have no stake in effective law enforcement and every interest in undermining it.
Phooey.
But the Times likes it.
Vote. That’s Just What They Don’t Want You to Do.
Today, only one group of Americans may be legally barred from voting — those with felony records, a cruel and pointless restriction that disproportionately silences people of color.
Yes, it disproportionately affects Democrats.
And that's something we'll just have to deal with.
But this exclusion and voter ID requirements are good ideas.
Good ideas include moving election day to Saturday, allowing in-person voting over several days rather than just on one day, allowing more early voting, allowing registration when you get your driver's license or your state photo ID at the DMV, same day registration, and having a lot more polling places.
It should be easy for people with suitable documents to have or obtain valid forms of voter ID, and it should be easy for people with valid ID to vote.
A lot easier than it apparently is in many areas.
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