mail in voting

[hollodero]

(06-12-2020, 02:52 AM)BmorePat87 Wrote: Wasn't sure which group you were specifically referring to. 4m is also the number of disenfranchised felons. 

All of our territories should have the minimum 3 electoral votes as well as representation in Congress. They'd likely all go Democratic, though, so you won't see 75% of the states or 66% of Congress backing the necessary amendment needed to change that. 

The FF never envisioned we'd have these territories, and unfortunately that means an amendment to fix it. 

So, the US denies US citizens the basic civic right to vote because it might be inconvenient for one of the major parties.
Just one of these moments where I'd urge folks to take a step back and consider how this looks from the outside. If Iraq did something like that, there'd be outrage. How giving your citizens the right to vote is not regarded as a pure necessity that demands 100% agreement is, well, harrowing.

Regarding felons, sure I guess most of them should keep or retain their right to vote, but at least I can see a somewhat legit counterpoint. With Guam or Puerto Rico, I can not. Many of these people get to "fight for democracy' on the US' behalf while not living democracy themselves. This is as cynical as it gets.