I believe that people that have done stupid things in the past and then got their lives straightened out should be able to earn back the rights taken from them. No one is perfect and we all make mistakes, just some make bigger ones than others but depending on the mistake, should it be something they are punished for the rest of their lives? Some felonies are worse than others I totally agree but some thing that are a felony, are minor offenses and should that person turn their lives around, I think their felony conviction should be lessened to just that, a minor offense.
It seems that there are some lawyers out there that are fighting to get some felons the right to vote again. Reggie Mitchell is a civil rights lawyer who is doing just that. Mitchell is the leader of a grass-roots Democrats and civil-rights activists that are trying to get these felons registered to vote. This is not a party based civil-rights fight. It’s a human rights civil-rights fight and I think it’s a great thing. I’m sure everyone has an opinion on this issue but you should read http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26130901 so you can make an informed decision if this is something good or not.