Obama supporters taking homeless to vote

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Registered: 10-02-2008
Obama supporters taking homeless to vote
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Mon, 10-06-2008 - 10:25am
Is anyone else confused as to how these homeless people are able to register to vote when they don't have any ID?

KAREN

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Registered: 10-01-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 2:52pm

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Yes, I do. I believe in redemption, and that, in part, is a goal of our penal system. I think that goal has been perverted, sadly. Still, I think that some felons should be given back their right to vote after they have served their time. Which felons? I think that depends on the crime committed. I also think it should be incumbent on the felon to restore his or her voting rights, just as it's incumbent upon everyone to register to vote.

I don't understand why a felon voting would take away my honor or diminish my experience in any way. My vote is my vote -- no matter who else votes.

Laura

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Registered: 09-25-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 3:28pm

So they have been convicted, served their time, been released but you want to continue to punish them because you don't think they are entitled to "feel good" on election day?

I'm guessing you aren't a Christian?

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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 3:33pm
Convicted felons can join the armed forces and die for this country.
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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 3:50pm
If it's ILLEGAL for them to vote in their state then I agree with you... however encouraging people to voice their opinions & their LEGAL right is never a bad thing no matter who they are. The LEGALITY of it is the only thing that should quash that. It sounded like you were disagreeing with felons being encouraged to vote period. Personally I think it should be legal for them to vote. Who's to say they haven't turned around their lives & become rehabilitated?


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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 4:02pm

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What could that possibly mean?

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Registered: 09-09-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 4:09pm

I don't have a problem with anyone who wants to vote legally exercising their right to vote. I do have a problem with dead people voting, dogs voting, people voting more than once. I also have a problem with people driving people to vote only if they will vote a particular way. I think if an organization or person is willing to drive people to vote it should be done on a non-partisan basis. People shouldn't be asked to sell their vote for a ride to the polls. There's also a history of people being asked to sell their vote for cash and for cigarettes, I have a problem with that too. It sounds like I have a lot of problems ;).

I'm not actually sure how I feel about laws being changed so felons can vote (legally). I guess it would depend on the severity of the crime they committed.

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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 4:26pm
I hope you're not assuming I believe those things are ok? "dead people voting, dogs voting, people voting more than once." "people driving people to vote only if they will vote a particular way." "asked to sell their vote for a ride to the polls." "people being asked to sell their vote for cash and for cigarettes," Because I don't. I simply believe everyone has a right to cast their vote LEGALLY. I believe in the possibility of convicted felons to redeem themselves.


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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 5:54pm

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Absolutely not. I'm just clarifying the types of things I'm opposed to. There are apparently some people somewhere who aren't opposed to those things because they happen. I do think we need to have the same voting regulations in every state and everyone should have to show a picture ID in order to vote.

I agree it's possible for some felons to redeem themselves but how do you decide who is redeemed and who isn't. Someone like Ayers, (whom I know was not convicted but let's just pretend he was for a minute) who is openly not sorry for their crime and says that they should have done more bombings and would do it again should not have the right to vote. IMO

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Wed, 10-08-2008 - 6:03pm
See figuring out who should & shouldn't vote is a very fine line that I for one would not want to be responsible for. Voting is an inalienable right far as I'm concerned. But again that's just MHO. But yes I agree they need ID... I think a state ID should not be so expensive to get tho as it is in some states cause that definitely is prejudiced against those poverty stricken &/or homeless.


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Registered: 10-07-2008
Wed, 10-08-2008 - 6:05pm

They not only don't have to have ID, they don't have to have a permanent address.

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