Article About The Voting Rights Of Felons

This assignment will be to write an op-ed article about the voting rights of felons. The assignment should be turned into the drop box no later than Week 3Saturday at 11:59pm.
The Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that “the right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude.” The states are permitted, however, to deny the right to vote to citizens based on their status as convicted felons. There is a substantial debate brewing over whether it is appropriate to limit the voting rights of felons and, if so, under what circumstances (only while they are in prison, on parole or probation or for life, for all crimes or only for certain crimes).
Your task is to research the issue and prepare an op-ed article advocating your position. See http://aboutpublicrelations.net/ucmclaina.htm for suggestions on how to successfully prepare an op-ed article. Your article should be a minimum of 600 words in length and cite to 2 sources. The assignment should be double-spaced, 12-point font (Times New Roman) with 1-inch margins all around, and proper citation.

I feel that felons should be able to get back there right to vote. It is possible for people to reform and change. I know a lot of people from my job that have been to prison. Most of them were there because of drugs, and are clean now. They were handed out a sentence, and served their time. Then maybe parole or probation. Why strip away their right to vote. There is large majority of African Americans that can’t not vote because of this. It says that 1 out of every thirteen black people can’t vote. How can you get a fair el...

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...e this anyways. Losing the right to vote after leaving prison seams insignificant, when leaving prison. When leaving prison it’s hard for the inmate to find a place to live, and also find employment. Many people can be overwhelmed by the struggles of fitting in again. Showing people you have faith in them, helps people to rehabilitee, and feel like they matter. The United States of America is supposed to be a free country, it doesn’t seem fair that something as fundamental as the right to vote can be stripped away from you. Everyone in our country has a voice, and they are equally important regardless if you believe the same way, that they do politically or not.

ProCon.org. (2014, March 12). Top 10 Pros and Cons. Retrieved from http://felonvoting.procon.org/view.resource.php?resourceID=000283
http://www.democracysghosts.org/whyfelonsvote/whyfelonsvote.html