voted no on the con con.
i voted in favor of allowing felons to hold office. Once you have done your time and paid your debt t society, you should have your rights restored.
if you are such a dangerous person that you cannot be trusted to vote, hold office, or own firearms, then you should still be in prison.
The biggest problem i have with felons loosing their rights for a lifetime (or 20 years in this particular case) is that it is much to easy to become a felon. Look at the college kids who were charged with a felony for throwing snowballs. Not that i condone their actions, but a felony? seriously??
IMO a felony should constitute an actual crime. "Crimes" of possession like moonshine, drugs, or guns should not be a felony. If you use a gun to commit a robbery, or commit a robbery to score drugs, then you should be prosecuted for the robbery, not for the mere possession of inanimate objects.
for the record, i do not drink alcohol, smoke cigarettes, or do illicit drugs.
with so many people being on board with the tea party values (libertarian) i am surprised more people were not in favor of allowing felons to hold office.