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Sanders says the right to vote should be extended 'even for terrible people' like Boston Marathon bomber
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| Contributor | RP |
| Last Edited | RP Apr 22, 2019 09:47pm |
| Category | Proposed Legislation |
| News Date | Apr 22, 2019 09:00pm |
| Description | Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders said he thinks everyone should have the right to vote -- even the Boston Marathon bomber.
Asked at a CNN town hall Monday night if he thought felons should be allowed to vote -- even while they're incarcerated, not just after they're released -- Sanders said the country needs more people to vote.
"This is a democracy and we have got to expand that democracy, and I believe every single person does have the right to vote," he said. |
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| D:10267 | ev0lv ( 162.61 points) | April 26, 2019 07:42am |
It's a political loser because it's easy to attack, plenty easy to spin 'x person supports all people rights' into 'x person supports bad people'. Human rights should never be removed by governments (voting for all adults is enshrined internationally within the UN's Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Article 21) and it's sad in my opinion that protection of every person's human rights can be considered a "losing stance".
It's also not like this would destroy our democracy either, some of the world's most functional democracies don't trample on the human right to vote, and are doing great. Sweden, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland, Ireland, Spain, etc.
Any restoration and protection of human rights and ability to cut down on government's authoritarian potential is a winner.
I also wholeheartedly agree with your points as well RP, and they also play in nicely with creating a more functional and free democracy.
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