Shots Across The Bow

Dem strategy for 2004

Some on the left aren't going to take this defeat sitting down. They have a plan.
From Talk Left:

Statistics from the Department of Justice show that 3.9 million felons are currently or permanently disenfranchised. That's a lot of potential votes--enough to affect the outcome of an election.

So what if he committed murder-rape? He is still entitled to a say in our government, right?

Wrong! Any society functions according to a social contract. We agree to be bound by certain rules of conduct in order to enjoy the benefits of association. We codify these rules of conduct into laws, and grant part of the society the right to enforce those laws. Those who fail to keep their end of the compact, ie obey the laws, forfeit their right to participate in the shaping of that society.