2020 Democrats confronting debate over letting felons vote
Democratic presidential contenders are facing a new debate over whether criminals in prison, even notorious ones like the Boston Marathon bomber, should be able to win back their right to vote.Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders says they should and that voting is “inherent to our democracy ” yes, even for terrible people.” Many of his rivals for the 2020 nomination aren’t so sure, and at least one opposes the idea outright. Sanders himself acknowledged that he was essentially writing an […]
