re: #86 Obdicut

I think our society’s attitudes towards prisoners— that once you’ve gone to prison you’re tainted forever— is the main problem. There’s very little open to someone who’s a felon.

One of the things that bugs me the most about the American political system (along with gerrymandering and campaign financing) is that convicted felons aren’t allowed to vote, even after they’ve served their sentence. I find that genuinely shocking. There should be no way that the country can make somebody disappear as a political being, not after they’ve paid their penalty. It’s just wrong.