Wednesday, March 24, 2010

Cons Right to Suffrage

Inmates or convicts who were imprisoned for numerous crimes they made and violated such laws are now exercising their rights to vote and thus every individual persons right to suffrage.
In Asia alone, Philippines exercises this rights, in which, a convicted individual which is a certified voter and a regular voter for a nations National Election shall have the right to suffrage in which the person forms part and a citizen of his own country are freely given the chance to choose of either candidates vying for a government position. He has the right to vote for the candidates he desired and even pulse of who or whom candidates has the capability to lead the nation and a leader that will enhance the living conditions of the people and the state.
In almost all the countries around the world, this right to suffrage were only practiced by four (4) countries in which in Asia, that is Philippines alone, were practicing this kind of rights. With a democratic state, persons and individuals which was one's considered as a public enemy shall be given a chance and shall forms part of the selections of the leaders in the society in which they were living.Prior to the 2010 Philippine National Elections, cons which is more than one hundred (100) in number within the jails they resides shall have their voting within the jails vicinity.And either inmates who were low in the average number, shall be guided and escorted by their jail guards and or police to a nearby precinct polls for their voting and participation in the forth coming election.

Did you know that?

South Africa put this into practice in 1999 when all prisoners were given the right to vote.

The South African Constitutional Court declared: "The vote of each and every citizen is a badge of dignity and personhood. Quite literally it says that everybody counts."

Canada is also among the countries to soften its approach recently. In 2002 the supreme court stated that denial of the right to vote "countermands the message that everyone is equally worthy and entitled to respect under the law".
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