Florida may restore voting rights to 1.7 million ex-felons: So long, Republicans!

In TX ex felons are allowed to vote.

It's a petition, and if enough names, would still have to be voted on. Whether or not they would vote Dem is speculation. But a better question is: do you support restoring voting rights to those who have committed low-level offenses and have served their time?

If the majority of felons were expected to vote Republican, The Republicans would try to pass legislation that restored a felons right to vote; and the Democrats would fight against that legislation tooth and nail. Both parties have stopped serving the country and now support the party over the nation.

That said, here is my two cents:

“These individuals have all done their time, they’ve paid their debt, and it’s the right thing to do,"
"These folks paid their debt years and years ago, yet they’re still being made to pay on the debt that they’ve already paid in full.”
Really...?, ask their victims. Restitution is rarely part of a criminals sentence. How much is fair repayment for death of a loved one, permanent physical disability, or a lifetime of pain management therapy?

“If you have a car note or a mortgage payment, once you pay that last payment, you don’t expect to keep getting a bill in the mail," No but buying a house is not a crime against society, nor is it a breech of social contract.

“There is no evidence that taking away people’s right to vote disincentivizes people from committing crimes," Is there evidence that returning their right to vote will incentivize them to being good citizens? For that matter, is there evidence that any form of judicial punishment actually disincentivizes any criminal act. The vast majority of criminals either don't think they will get caught, or act in the heat of passion and do not give a thought to the punishment they will face.

“A lot of folks know how easy it is in Florida to get a felony conviction, and a lot of folks realize, but by the grace of God, they weren’t one of the ones that got convicted or got caught," Really!?!?!? By the grace of God?!?!?! Is it the grace of God that allows me to choose to follow the law? Tis is such a stupid statement it takes my breath away.

Plain and simple, the headline writer captured the absolute essence of what this issue is really about.