I personally think we should let felons who did their time vote, it'll help give them more investment in the system.
I do too but it's not politically popular and they have their rights denied because of the full franchise and general ignorance of the people.
What will this really change? I fail to see the point of this. Not to mention, not everyone is able to donate time to community service. Some people don't have the health to really do much outside of the house. Others just don't have time. There's been times when I've been working two jobs and going to school. The last thing I'd have time to do is pick up trash. I still knew more about the issues than the general populace though.
I hate to say it but, a few here and there, that can't find the time will be left out.
The world isn't perfect.
Furthermore, the amount of fraud in this would be overwhelming. It's enough of an issue making sure kids actually did their community service for high school. Monthly service so you can vote every two years? It'd take an entire army just to keep that running smoothly.
If it were administered by a county or city it wouldn't be difficult to operate.
They do it now with contract labor and state employees.
What are they going to do? Bar you from writing letters to your congressman?
No but they don't have to pay any attention to them.
How does full franchise do this?
It creates an incentive to pit income class against income class, business against the people.
Limiting the people who can vote will only make it more divisive. If you're trying to sustain community growth, there's much better ways to do it.
I don't see it that way.
If someone is to lazy to contribute to the community, they don't really have much of an excuse.
This isn't a liberal vs conservative thing, as both sides do community service projects but not enough of either really help.
Everyone has a say in the government, so everyone can have their voices heard on any new taxes or programs. Limiting voting will only make it worse.
That really isn't true.
Communists, True Socialists, Green Party Types and Libertarians very rarely get a voice.
They are drowned out by Democrats and Republicans which are mostly corporatists.
You also haven't explained how any of this makes it a privilege and not a right. You've just listed some gripes about the system, without posting anything of philosophical merit.
I don't think it should be a right, I think it should be earned so it can be exercised wisely.
Do you earn a paycheck if you don't show up to work? No.
Why should people be able to vote without earning it?
They haven't done anything that shows their opinion is worth listening to.
I think that is why voting was limited(originally) on purpose.