New Op-ed on Hillary Clinton and John Kerry Introducing Legislation to Let Felons Vote

Jim Glassman and I have a new piece in today's New York Post on the push to let felons vote. I think that it is one of my better pieces.

It is hardly a radical notion to penalize felons long after they have left prison or completed parole. Laws deny ex-cons the right to hold office, to retain professional licenses (lawyers, for example, lose their ability to practice), or to serve as an officer in a publicly traded company. Felons, by law, can in some cases lose their right to inherit property, to collect pension benefits or even to get a truck-driving license. . . . When people harm others, we learn something about them. Do we want someone who has committed multiple rapes helping determine how much money will be spent on social programs that help rape victims?