Should breaking the law mean you forfeit your right to help make the law or elect the lawmakers? Most people convicted of a felony in Maryland and Virginia cede their right to vote- often for life. But voting-rights activists sense a political opening to expand the franchise. Join Kojo for a look at the arguments for and against felon voting rights.
http://thekojonnamdishow.org/shows/2006-02-02/felon-voting-rights
Felon Voting Rights
Listen Thursday, Feb. 2, 2006 at 12:06 p.m. in Law, Politics
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Guests
Marc Mauer
Executive Director of the Sentencing Project, and editor of "Invisible Punishment: The Collateral Consequences of Mass Imprisonment" (New Press)
Roger Clegg
President and General Counsel, Center for Equal Opportunity
Salima Siler Marriot
Maryland State Delegate (D- Dist. 40)
Patrick McDonough
Maryland State Delegate (R- Dist 7, Baltimore County)
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