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| Monday, 15 March 2010 | |
 A bill has been introduced in Congress that would overturn the laws most
states have that limit the right of felons to vote. CEO president and
general counsel Roger Clegg was invited to testify recently, and he made two
points. First, Congress doesn't have authority to pass this bill. Second,
even if it did, it would be a bad idea, because there are perfectly good
reasons to decide that those who are not willing to follow the law shouldn't
be given the right to make the law for the rest of us.You can read Mr. Clegg' testimony here , and you can see the hearings themselves here: http://judiciary.house.gov/hearings/hear_100316_1.html ( click on “video webcast”). Roger’s prepared statement starts at about 00:23:30, and he answers a number of questions starting at about 01:00:45 and lasting for about an hour. Finally, you can visit the "Felon Voting" section of CEO's website, which is devoted to our work on this subject. |
Clegg debates felon voting with a felon at a prison
Articles, etc. on Felon Voting by CEO’s Roger Clegg:
"Commentary - Should felons have the right to vote? - NO: Felon disenfranchisement is actually a good idea" Examiner.com, July 24, 2008
Roger Clegg, "Voting Rights on a Slippery Slope," Pajama Media, November 30, 2007
Roger Clegg, “Franchise Protection,” Wall Street Journal, August 26, 2006, at page A11.
Roger Clegg et al., “The Bullet and the Ballot? The Case for Felon Disenfranchisement Statutes,” 14 Journal of Gender, Social Policy & the Law 1 (2006).
Roger Clegg, “Perps and Politics,” National Review Online, October 18, 2004
Roger Clegg, “Who Should Vote?,” 6 Texas Review of Law & Politics 159 (Fall 2001).
Testimony of Todd Gaziano and Roger Clegg before the House Judiciary Committee’s Subcommittee on the Constitution (Oct. 21, 1999)Also in Voting
- Felon Voting
- Understanding Black Political Apathy
- Roger Clegg’s critique of the Voting Rights Act in the 2008-2009 issue of Cato Supreme Court Review
- Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act Is Unconstitutional
- Testimony of Roger Clegg, President and General Counsel Regarding the US Department Plans to Monitor Voting Rights Enforcement in 2008 Presidential Election before the U.S Commission on Civil Rights
- Redistricting
- Don't Repeat Past Mistakes: Keep Race Out of Redistricting
- Testimony
- Answering the Challenges to Felon Disenfranchisement
- Testimony of Roger Clegg, CEO President and General Counsel, before the Senate judiciary committee regarding the reauthorization of the voting rights act
- Testimony of Linda Chavez before the Senate Judiciary Committee Subcommittee on the Consitution regarding the Bilingual Ballot Provisions of the Voting Rights Act
- Testimony of Roger Clegg, CEO President and General Counsel, before the House judiciary committee's subcommittee on the consitution regarding the reauthorization of the voting rights act
- The GOP’s 2002 Racial Redistricting Dilemma
- Civil Rights Leaders Promise Oversight Of Racial Gerrymandering After 2000 Census
- Testimony of Roger Clegg Before House Judiciary Committee Subcomittee on the Constitution Regarding H.R. 906 A Bill to "Secure the Federal Voting Rights of Persons Released From Incarceration"
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