Andrew โ On the e-voting thing, I think we agree to much to bother disagreeing anymore. As for giving ex-cons the vote, I see your point. But frankly even if I were willing to concede that it is an injustice I donโt think I could care very much about it. I think many, many Americans would agree with me, which is a salient political point. Any politician who expended a great deal of effort fighting for the voting rights of convicted criminals would be at an extreme disadvantage except in a very few districts. This is a point a lot of drug legalizers donโt appreciate either. Itโs not necessarily that you guys have bad arguments. Some of them are obviously quite compelling if, to me, not always convincing. But politicians and political parties need to pick their priorities. And the more serious a politician, the less likely it is heโs going to pick legalization or felon rights. This leaves such issues for fringe parties which, at the end of the day, only makes them seem more fringe-y. That may not be fair, or even good, but itโs the way things work. Myself, as an inactivist on domestic issues, this doesnโt trouble me that much. But thatโs a topic for another time.
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