Have you once heard some one say "That's unconstitutional!" or "That's my constitutional right!"

A very controversial topic in the United States is whether or not Americans should be required to vote. Voting is a very essential piece to democracy, but many Americans today are not attending their voting location and supporting the candidate they feel is best. In recent elections, just 60% of registered voters casted their vote for a candidate. This is an issue that many people are not happy about, but whether or not there is reason to fix it is the other side to the case. Voter participation is an issue that has been going on for years, and no laws are in place currently to bring it up. Americans have been proud to live in a “free country”, and a law forcing citizens to vote may be against America’s principles. Compulsory voting should

Further, prohibiting felons from voting is a violation of the eighth amendment of the United States Constitution. The eighth amendment prohibits excessive penalties and demands that the punishment fits the crime. As a result, states that exclude felons from voting permanently, including Alabama,

is one of only a few states that allow convicted felons to vote upon their release from prison

the right to vote is a natural right that comes with citizenship. To deny a certain group

Many views have been made on ex-felon’s voting right. People debate on whether or not the people who have committed these crimes should be able to vote or if that right should be taken away. The majority of people believe the individuals who commit these crimes should still retain their right to vote, which is true.

Felon disenfranchisement conflicts with goals of rehabilitating felons through the existent criminal justice systems. Currently, 12 states entirely restrict ex-felons from voting. According to the laws in these

In 2016, about 2.5% of the adult US population, or 6.1 million potential voters, were deprived of the right to vote because of a felony conviction. (Kozlowska) A felony is defined as “a crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death,” including murder, the sale or manufacture of drugs, treason, and even tax evasion. (Google) Disenfranchisement is the state of being deprived of a right or privilege, especially the right to vote. The question of whether or not ex-felons should be disenfranchised is still discussed today; some believe that ex-felons can repay their debt to society by not voting, and some, vice versa. Unfortunately,

In 12 different states, former ex-felons even after serving their term have a large chance on losing their voting rights for good; don’t you think that is too harsh? 19 states give the ex-felons a chance to redeem their rights after their term of incarceration, parole, and probation, while another 19 states give their rights back after their term is up. In this case you can conclude that no matter how large or small the charge, the ex-felon was convicted of that their rights for voting should not simply be given back to them after their term, although the ex-felons should have the right to earn back their legal, vote it should not be that easy. The NAACP is talking to the U.N. to make sure all former convicted felons in the United

Disenfranchisement varies in different states Maine and Vermont, felons never lose their right to vote, even when they are incarcerated. With this law that was made a lot of people thought differently about it. There were many pros and cons and brought up a lot of controversy. Some say its injustice like and others say it is perfectly fine because they are still citizens of the U.S and they are already serving a punishment by imprisonment.

Felons can be divided into three categories: those who are currently incarcerated, those who have been released from prison and are on parole, and those who are ex-convicts and have completed their parole. The voting laws pertaining to each group is, respectively: “individuals convicted of a felony [in Texas] are ineligible to vote while incarcerated, on parole, or on probation. Voting rights are automatically restored upon completion of all supervised release. Ex-offenders should re-register to vote” (Nonprofit VOTE 2005). Out of the three groups listed above, only the people who served their time and completed parole can vote; they must go through the registration process once more. Some people can go through life and not ponder or care about this right being taken away from those who have criminal records; however, the state of felons’ voting rights has grown to be an

In the state of Texas, the only people who are allowed felony disenfranchisement are the people who have completed their term of incarceration or parole and probation sentence and are considered “ex-felons”. People who are still serving their sentence do not have the privilege to vote, which includes all persons currently in jail, on probation, or released on parole. Although ex-felons are granted the right to vote once finished with their sentence, there are still some obstacles to receiving those rights which still holds a major impact on how many people actually vote within the state. Things such as the process complications, miscommunication between important parties who play a role in making sure ex-felons receive their rights, and simply

This goes against the 14, 15, and 10th amendment as well as the 4th article.

Indiana and some surrounding states (Michigan, Illinois, and Kentucky) revoke a convicted felon’s right to vote while incarcerated, even for misdemeanor sentences. In Indiana, the power of state government to abridge this right comes from the Indiana State Constitution, Article 2, Section 8, which reads: The General Assembly shall have power to deprive of the right of suffrage, and to render ineligible, any person convicted of an infamous crime.

Since the United States of America established itself as its own self-governing country, one of the things that caused it to be salient and stand out from other countries is its relentless insistence on functioning as a democracy. Wars and protests have occurred so that every type of people, whether it was women or African Americans, may be granted the right to vote. Having a say in the American government is an honor and a privilege bestowed upon American citizens when they reach the age of eighteen. However, in recent years, statistics have shown that voter turnout and participation in recent elections has been rapidly and steadily declining, causing the United States to have the lowest voter participation in the world (“Is the System

Our country is built upon the ideology of democracy through the freedom to vote and have a say, liberty and justice for all. We foster the belief that “all men are created equal” and because of these beliefs American people on a whole want and expect equal treatment. In the textbook Patterson, uses the term civil rights. Civil rights are terms “that refers to the right of every person to have equal protection under the laws and equal access to society’s opportunities and public facilities” (Patterson, 2015, p. 141). Civil liberties, are about specific individuals or group rights and being treated equally by the government or private institutions under the law. However, the ideology of these right is not always felt by all races in practice and this has led to specific groups pursuing and securing and equality. The subject of voting has been important because the American culture is built around it and it is a civil right and it is every constituent’s right to exercise their civil liberties of which voting is a part of.