tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post9043568286105869655..comments2023-10-25T09:49:43.089+01:00Comments on BEN'S PRISON BLOG - Lifer On The Loose: Prisoners' Votes Aren't a Trivial Causeprisonerbenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14923205052778958118noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-51867737981288211982010-02-18T01:04:20.543+00:002010-02-18T01:04:20.543+00:00Ben's Guardian piece was far more eloquent, th...Ben's Guardian piece was far more eloquent, though always remember the ability of TV to edit material to fit an agenda. Interesting that the guests were not opposed to the vote though.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-72683836462466904362010-02-18T00:53:53.660+00:002010-02-18T00:53:53.660+00:00Yup. Pretty terrible.Just looked like whining abou...Yup. Pretty terrible.Just looked like whining about how unfair it was people listen to victims. Not very helpful.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-1771348271889624892010-02-18T00:06:29.110+00:002010-02-18T00:06:29.110+00:00Me too. It was terrible.Me too. It was terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-14969712348924209082010-02-17T19:21:53.969+00:002010-02-17T19:21:53.969+00:00sorry must disagree Dougsorry must disagree DougJohn Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12802717092802653396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-90819141196994115312010-02-17T19:05:30.596+00:002010-02-17T19:05:30.596+00:00John Hurst was very eloquent on the argument for p...John Hurst was very eloquent on the argument for prisoners votes on The One Show this evening. Despite the reactionary responses from victims and victims relatives.Doughttp://www.kingqueen.org.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-71604926664495158262010-02-17T15:34:14.905+00:002010-02-17T15:34:14.905+00:00Good comment Peter - it seems so basic that prison...Good comment Peter - it seems so basic that prisoners (along with the rest of society) should all have a vote. Whatever makes a government think one should not have a vote because one has committed an offence. Perhaps the MPs should not have a vote as many of them have shown dishonesty with their expenses, and of course, one could go on forever trying to identifying people who should not get a vote - everyone citizen should get a vote and that is the end of it! I look forward to what happens when the election takes places!!!Jonoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-24120792648440173062010-02-17T09:58:42.480+00:002010-02-17T09:58:42.480+00:00What was it the Americans said way back when? Oh y...What was it the Americans said way back when? Oh yes, no taxation without representation. They fought and won (with the help of France) a war over that one.<br /><br />The most pernicious thing denying prisoners the vote does is it allows a govt to silence those in prison who broke laws they saw as unjust. I'm thinking about small scale cannabis dealers here for eg but there will be others. <br /><br />At least we aren't like those aforementioned Americans. They deny you the vote even after you have served your time. Considering the makeup of their prisons they have used this to disenfranchise poor and black people (often the same thing of course). That our politicians think along those lines (the middle classes are not well represented in prison) is a strong indictment of their claim to be liberals.<br /><br />Unfortunately the other lot are likely to be even worse, they don't have to try to make themselves 'tough on law'n'order'.<br /><br />Might be funny if they won an election that was deemed invalid . . . I can just imagine the Daily Mail's apoplexy.Peter in Dundeenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-36192961790801161622010-02-16T23:08:37.429+00:002010-02-16T23:08:37.429+00:00Gaina: It's a valid argument.Gaina: It's a valid argument.jailhouselawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03795278184797990706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3184990032979540229.post-13231673774890749182010-02-16T22:44:22.927+00:002010-02-16T22:44:22.927+00:00I may have got this wrong but on your blog on 19th...I may have got this wrong but on your blog on 19th December 2009 I got the impression that prisoners were still expected to pay tax....so if you're expected to pay tax whilst in jail you should have the right to vote for the MP's your taxes are paying - they can't have it both ways.Gainahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08495953058626656188noreply@blogger.com