The right to vote is one which the majority of Americans protect and hold very Valuable. Although many people do not believe that their vote will make a difference, the numbers add up and in the end, they do make a difference.
About 4.7 million Americans, more than 2 percent of the adult population, are barred from voting because of a felony conviction. Also talks about how felons can apply for the right to become apart of society again and have the right to vote.
About 2 percent of the adult population can not vote. Why is this? It is because they are felons. The right to vote should not be taken away from you if you have paid your debt to society. The rules vary from state to state. Is this law right? Shouldn't we all be able to voice our opinion?
In this article you will learn a little history of the 14th amendment. Then it gets into the inconsistency of the states allowing felon's to vote . Also, The right to vote helps to foster a sense of community for those who feel disconnected and unfairly excluded from civic participation.
A voting right that Ameicans have, has become a concern. Minorities in states such as Texas and North Carolina are feeling discriminated due to changes in voting structures such as providing proper identification, purging voting rolls, and cutiing back on ealry voting.
List of states where people with felony convinctions are barred from voting. Felon voting laws state by state and this site give a good run-down of who, what, where. It also links to major legal cases currently pending.
This website provides a great timeline on the history of the United States in regards to voting. When the constitution was written on white males who owned property were able to vote. we have obviously came a long way since then and the timeline explains every time the voting laws have changed up to date.
A criminal in the state of Colorado does actually have the right to vote. If their sentence has been served, they are on probation or are currently serving time for a misdemeanor they have the right to vote.
Nancy Lublin in this article talks about how youth younger than eighteen can work, drive, enlist or be tried as adults. In some parts of the world, younger teenagers already vote. Maybe the younger youth should be heard.
New Black Panther party members are seen outside voting polls in the 2008 and 2012 elections. Some embrace then saying that they protect anyone in the area. Others claim intimidation for citizens who would vote republican. Former Navy Seals, among others, would attempt to counter the New Black Panther party members on Election Day.
This article argues that having to drug test all jobless Americans would be too costly. It would not be the best way to deter drug use. Another effective way to put that money to good use would be to offer counseling services instead.
This article talks about African American voting rights after the Civil War. It gives details on how white Americans treated them and made it hard for African Americans to vote.
Robert Longley explains the importance of why qualified voters have the ability to vote. Laws and jurisdictions that surround voting because of the past inabilities to cast votes in several cases.
Planned Parenthood is once again being voted on whether to stay funded or to be defunded. The house of reps is expected to pass a bill that will about 450 million out of planned parenthood. The Govt. has not funded the abortion side of planned parenthood since 1976, so some Democrats criticize them.
I feel as though you should have to provide proof of citizenship when you show up to vote. Voting is a priveledge of American citizens and if your not a citizen you should not have the right to choose it leaders. Everyday you have people stealing social security numbers in order to get jobs so who is to say they are not voting as well?
A bill that guaranteed equal pay between men and women was stopped by the Senate. Republicans and Democrats both had an agenda when voting. This bill will make its way back to the floor once again to be voted on once again.
This article gives one woman's opinion on some of the personal freedoms that she feels have been taken away from us. This article talks about everything from the Patriot Act to voting rights in minimal detail. It should just be a jumping off article to get ideas flowing.
This article gives one woman's opinion on some of the personal freedoms that she feels have been taken away from us. This article talks about everything from the Patriot Act to voting rights in minimal detail. It should just be a jumping off article to get ideas flowing.
Depending on how people interpret laws, they might believe that they might have lost them but some other people are still satisfied by the fact that they still have some rights. I really like how she expressed her opinion and it really got me thinking onto how our rights might change in the future.
WASHINGTON - House Republicans vented their rage against Planned Parenthood on Friday, voting to block all federal financing for the organization, which they accused of profiting from the sale of aborted fetuses for medical research. It was unclear, however, if the vote would mollify conservative lawmakers who have threatened to force a government shutdown over the abortion issue.