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Blongb:
Of course they should get the vote. It's quite easy to arrange a postal ballot for them all which would be duly collected by a reliable member of HM Prison Service and put in a convenient dustbin on his / her way home ¢¢##
I promise I didn't change the thread title Brumbob and I promise I will join your cause to get it reinstated if you so wish Y^^Y
brumbob:
:laugh: couldn't care less about the thread title, it's probably more encompassing than mine, in fact I can't even remember what I put,
senile as Pendragon would say :P
Fester:
An opinionated Fester says...
No, prisoners should not get the vote, they shouldn't even be aware of an election going on, because they shouldn't have a telly either.
Therefore any vote they were given would be a total wase as they would not understand the issues.
Jeezas, you'll be advocating that women can vote next.. L0L L0L L0L
Ian:
--- Quote ---but what about my human rights and the thread title being changed without my knowledge weeping
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Hmmm.... not sure changing the title was actually an infraction of your human rights ,BB ;D I changed it simply to create a more universal topic, because it's the ECHR that's at the root of the current issue with regard to prisoner voting.
Without wanting to depart too much off topic, a vast plethora of seemingly unrelated topics is one of the major deterrents to new folk joining. If something doesn't fit within an existing topic then I change the title to make it more comprehensive, especially - in this case - since it's a topic that could run and run.
BOT - the thing that worries me about criminals getting the vote is the distortions it could produce in the voting system. For example, I wonder how many potential MPs might try to curry favour and win the Lags vote?
Blongb:
--- Quote from: Ian on February 12, 2011, 08:12:04 am ---
For example, I wonder how many potential MPs might try to curry favour and win the Lags vote?
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I'm not sure that’s right; looks to me as if they’re after the sub-continent immigrant vote
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