On May 3, the U.S. Supreme Court revealed that at its April 30 conference, it had decided to ask the Solicitor General of the United States to submit a brief in Simmons v Galvin, 09-920. This is the case from Massachusetts over whether the Voting Rights Act can ever apply to state laws that prevent felons or ex-felons from registering to vote. It will be fascinating to see what position the Solicitor General takes.
After the Court gets the Solicitor General’s brief, it will decide whether to hear the case.
I guess I always thought that convicted felons lost their citizenship rights. The law now is so confused that I don’t know what the answer to this is. Certainly, a convicted felon should not be able to vote while in prison. Once out of prison, if our system works (haha) the rehabilitated person should be able to vote unless the conviction involved election fraud. Just my opinion.
In almost all democracies around the world, felons are permitted to vote while they are in prison.
I have to say, the Voting Rights Act is applied to way too much, especially considering the fact that there is no more major discrimination in this country. I would be in favor of repealing it.
I would like to say voting right is for everyone and all democracies around the world have right to it
14 Amdt, Sec. 2 is still in the nearly dead U.S.A. Constitution.
How many murderers in and out of prisons would love to repeal any law that punishs murderers ???
Of course, how many INNOCENT folks are in prisons due to FALSE evidence — govt or private ???