Washington Times It is immoral to reward criminals and automatically give them a voice in the legislative process equal to those who never committed felonies. Confining the right to vote only to nonviolent felons is no answer, either. Thieves and burglars have already demonstrated a tendency toward fraud and deceit. Could voter fraud be their next crime? Republican elected officials must realize that when it comes to election process issues such as felon voting and voter photo identification laws, they are regularly outsmarted by the organized left. Republicans who support their opponents’ election law agenda will gain no friends, at least not friends they should want.”
“. . . Prohibiting felons from voting is also a moral imperative. Those who have shown contempt for criminal laws should have no voice in the process of writing them. Giving felons a say in the legislative process means laws will naturally skew more toward the criminal, to the detriment of the law-abiding citizen.