...Felon Voting In the United States, people convicted with felony are barred from participating in voting in any election. According to Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (2008), it is estimated that about five million felony victims have been denied this chance, a condition referred to as disenfranchisement. Every state in America has its own law concerning disenfranchisement. Felons are only allowed to vote in Maine and Vermont states (Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law, 2008). Some states demand that felon re-enfranchisement should be enhanced to allow felons who have already completed their sentence to participate in elections. They argue that their privileges and rights should be restored by allowing them to cast votes. According to them, blocking felons from voting is undemocratic, unfair, racially, and politically motivated while opponents state that felons have poor judgment, and should not be entrusted with this fundamental right. This research paper gives a clear summary of two articles concerning their position on felon voting. The first article is Liberal and republication argument against the disenfranchisement of felons by Jeffrey Reiman, and the second one is Locked out: felon disenfranchisement and America democracy by Jeff Manza and Christopher Uggen. Both articles indicate that disenfranchisement of criminal offenders who are already through with their sentences is ethically and morally wrong. The two authors lobby for the enfranchisement...
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...because they have been convicted of a felony. (Felon Voting ProCon.org, 2013) Out of those 5.85 million people convicted of felonies, how many could be wrongly convicted? Instead of taking away voting rights from all felons and ex-felons, let’s focus more on how to still give these people rights as United States Citizens, not making them feel like they are completely cut off from society. One in every 40 Americans stand to become disenfranchised even after they have served their time in jail. After serving 40 long wrongly convicted years in jail, Walter Lomax has spent two-thirds of his life in the Maryland prison. “The emotion in his voice changes as he takes a pause, attempting to put into words how it felt to exercise the right after serving 40 years, wrongly convicted, in a Maryland prison.” (Taylor, p. A.1) How can we as a society agree that this is the right thing to do? Though some people feel that the disenfranchisement of felons is the right thing to do, there are others that believe that the disenfranchisement of ex-felons who have served their time and have completed their sentences is “morally wrong”. (Reiman, p. 3) As stated on page three in the article “Liberal and Republican Arguments against the Disenfranchisement of Felons”, there are two different lines of theories being the lines of classical liberal and classical republican. The liberal argument for the disenfranchisement of convicted felons states that the criminals violate the social contract, and...
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...attempts at voter suppression and the challenges to these attempts, examine the strengths and weaknesses of the electoral system in the United States. Name: Winston Walker Course Code: GOVT 1000 ID #: 607005957 No electoral system is perfect, but the strengths and weakness of the electoral system is based on the system of government used. The two most common systems of government are the Federal system and the Unitary system. According to dictionary.com, the term electoral system refers to, the legal system for making democratic choices. The United States of America operate under a federal system of government, which by definition, refers to a government in which the powers of government are divided between a central government and several local governments. The electoral system of the United States is set up in this manner, you vote for a mayor, senator, a member of the House of Representatives, you vote directly for that person. However, when you vote for president, you are really voting for an elector who has pledged to represent that candidate. The electors chosen by each state are called the Electoral College. This consists of 538 members, comprising 100 senators, 435 congressmen, and 3 members from the District of Columbia. States with large populations, like California have over 50 electoral votes, while sparsely populated states like Alaska has only 3 electoral votes. This system of government makes the electoral system highly susceptible to voter suppression...
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...One of the most controversial concepts that has spread throughout the United States stems from the notion that many have forgotten that this nation is, in fact, not a direct democracy. Because of this element, based on population, each state receives a certain number of representatives meant to properly epitomize that state’s needs in Congress. The qualms that arise with this idea, primarily from the left wing of the government, revolve around a disproportional depiction. To quantify this issue, in smaller states, such as Wyoming, one representative stands for 563,767 citizens while in more populous state, such as Texas, one representative stands for 698,503 citizens. This problem flows into the disagreement surrounding the idea of redistricting,...
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...Electronic Voting Literature Review Computer scientists who have done work in, or are interested in, electronic voting all seem to agree on two things: * Internet voting does not meet the requirements for public elections * Currently widely-deployed voting systems need improvement Voting on the Internet using every day PC's offers only weak security, but its main disadvantages are in the areas of anonymity and protection against coercion and/or vote selling. It's such a truly bad idea that there seems to be no credible academic effort to deploy it at all. The Presidential elections of 2000 brought national attention to problems with current American methods of casting and counting votes in public elections. Most people believe that the current system should be changed; there is much disagreement on how such changes should be made. The MIT/Caltech researchers [1] “see a promising future for electronic voting, despite its problems today” (under a few conditions). They advocate using the methods currently in use which result in the lowest average numbers of “uncounted, unmarked, and spoiled ballots,” like in-precinct optical scanning. Their report even proposes a framework for new voting system with a decentralized, modular design. Other researchers have done work in electronic voting; while they may not explicitly mention voting from remote poll sites, their work is nonetheless relevant to any effort at designing or implementing a remote poll site voting system...
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...American culture being posted because it’s voting season. In fact, you’re correct. This article was dedicated to provide a realistic inside look into the history of the African American culture because there is a trend of American citizens stating they are voting for Obama because he is black. There are quite a few who have no other reason as to why they are voting for him other than that and since they may not be able to explain their answer, maybe this will help those that are angry and/or confused. Yes, it is quite simple minded to say you’re voting for Obama because he is black. It is also quite simple minded to say a person who said that is ignorant. In fact, we must remember that those who state that may have happened to grow up under a long ancestry of racism and hate just as the white kid down the street who draws Nazi symbols on his desk at school. Just like him and his older brother who might be a prejudice employee at his job, it’s not their fault they are that way. It was their environment and maybe if you understand a person’s environment and their background, you will understand why statements like this are being made all over social media websites. I’ll make these breakdowns as short and simple as I can so You will leave with a little more understanding. U.S History Experiences Slavery The first thing you need to know about the African Americans history starts with the history of a black person living within the United States once it was first founded. It was in...
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...problem. On the other hand, quantitative research is as important as qualitative research. Telephone surveys, mail surveys as well as online surveys are the different surveys methods used. The sample size is very large and intends to have a good representation of the voting public. Random digit dialing and lists of addresses are used as the sampling strategy. The findings of this research intends to answer of internet voting is effective and a good alternative voting method in the sense that it reduces the costs of public elections but at the same time be reliable and credible. The total cost of implementing this proposal is averaging to about AU$ 121785. The study should take no more than 3 months to complete Previous research literature on this issue shows a couple of key findings that are crucial to this research. It is important to know the costs of previous elections. The background paper shows that the previous election cost more than $95 million. There has been no previous trials on internet voting anywhere in Australia. In the United States, there have been concerns that internet voting brings about racial discrimination. Further concerns have arisen about home voting via the internet as for the security concerns. Another key note for this research is that certain segments of this population have been identified as perceiving the internet as threatening. The...
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...national authorities. Cover design and typesetting: IMF Graphics Section Please send orders to: International Monetary Fund, Publication Services 700 19th Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20431, USA Tel.: (202) 623-7430 Telefax: (202) 623-7201 E-mail: publications@imf.org Internet: http://www.imf.org Contents Preface ............................................................................................... List of Abbreviations ........................................................................ I. II. Introduction ........................................................................... Quotas and Voting Power in the IMF: A System That Calls for Greater Equity ................................................... Role of Quotas and the Debate on the Quota Formula............ Further Work Toward Correcting Distortions and Enhancing Equity in Voting Power ........................................................ III. Checks and Balances in the Governance of the IMF .......... The Executive Board................................................................ The Managing Director............................................................ The Staff................................................................................... IV. Consensus Decision Making in a...
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...beer, at a competitive price, optimizing resources and surpassing customer expectations, in order to contributeto the economic and social development of Mexico.” Corona Extra brand has become the fifth best selling beer worldwide and the number one imported beer in the United States. Corona is commonly served with a wedge of citrus fruit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Today, Modelo products are available in more than one hundred and forty countries (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_7_7/ai_55012912/). Identify and discuss the trends in the global beer markets. The world of beer is changing and evolving. The most interesting tend is happening in Germany. When most people think of beer they think of Germany. Beer production in Germany dropped 1.7% from 2009 to 2010. Beer consumption dropped 3% in Germany because many German consumers would drink coffee or tea instead of beer (Canestorp, 2011). Americans are drinking more beer and the consumption per capita remained almost six times higher in the United States than it was in China. American craft beer consumption was up by seven percent. This may be due to the number of beer fests in the United States. Major brewers reported losses, while microbreweries and nano breweries reported record...
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...age for marriage to prevent child marriages. The current law regarding the age limit for marriage in Missouri states that anyone fifteen or older is eligible to apply for a marriage license with parental consent from at least one parent. For those fifteen and under, an order must be granted by a circuit court judge. The proposed policy would change the requirements for those under the age of eighteen to attend a court hearing where evidence shall be given to substantiate the marriage. A marriage license will not be issued to any person twenty-one years of age or older if the other party...
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...beer, at a competitive price, optimizing resources and surpassing customer expectations, in order to contributeto the economic and social development of Mexico.” Corona Extra brand has become the fifth best selling beer worldwide and the number one imported beer in the United States. Corona is commonly served with a wedge of citrus fruit in the United States, Canada, Australia, and the United Kingdom. Today, Modelo products are available in more than one hundred and forty countries (http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BEK/is_7_7/ai_55012912/). Identify and discuss the trends in the global beer markets. The world of beer is changing and evolving. The most interesting tend is happening in Germany. When most people think of beer they think of Germany. Beer production in Germany dropped 1.7% from 2009 to 2010. Beer consumption dropped 3% in Germany because many German consumers would drink coffee or tea instead of beer (Canestorp, 2011). Americans are drinking more beer and the consumption per capita remained almost six times higher in the United States than it was in China. American craft beer consumption was up by seven percent. This may be due to the number of beer fests in the United States. Major brewers reported losses, while microbreweries and nano breweries reported record...
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...Change Toward Two-Round Voting The controversial 2000 election in America was an eye-opener for change in our electoral system. The third party with similarities to the Democrats had stolen votes from the two bigger parties running for presidency, therefore the Republicans won. Implementing two-round voting will eliminate the problem of third parties captivating votes away from larger parties. Although, this electoral system may take longer, two-round voting is vital to put into action for it will select the best candidate for America. To a large number of Americans this may be a new concept, but is not new in the political world. According to Roberts, a political thinker, the first record of this system being employed is 1871-1918, practiced in the German empire and in New Zealand in 1908 and 1911 elections. The two-round system functions as, if no one wins 50 percent of the votes in the first round, all candidates, except the top two are dropped and voters vote a second time. In the second round, the candidate who wins the most votes is elected. By virtue of only the top two candidates moving on to the second round, the only way a candidate can win is by a majority vote; this electoral system is the most adequate way to have a country’s majority appoint a candidate. Two-round system is a further democratic way of voting considering only the popular-majority vote wins, without representatives choosing for the people. This provides smaller parties an opportunity to receive...
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...1 Chapter 1 THE PROBLEM AND ITS SCOPE Introduction Now more than ever, technology is changing on how we vote. Voting schemes have evolved from counting hands on early days to systems that includes papers, punch cards, mechanical levers and optical machines. Electronic voting systems provide some characteristic different from the traditional voting technique. As an effect of vast change in modern technology, several techniques in voting arises in order to solve various drawbacks like time consuming and large volume of paper works can be consumed. So the solutions are televoting, android phone voting and web voting. Televoting was also known as voting via SMS text messages. Mobile phone connects through GSM (Global System for Mobile Communications) in which it searches for cells in the immediate vicinity. Televoting uses a format in which the public viewer follows and replies error whenever they send an invalid format. Like in a real television shows, televoting was a very common method that opens the public to vote its favorite contestant to remain and not to be evicted. The outcome will be decided by the number of votes in which a contestant garners. On the other hand, android phone voting and web voting has this similarity. Both use an internet in order to gain access and make vote counts. In web voting, it uses a browser to view the page and users just simply browse, follow some steps and vote, and if successful, the vote is counted. The most common method before a user...
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...History: Improving Social Justice for Minorities and Women From the End of the Civil War Through the 1970s History 1312 The University of Texas at Arlington December 16, 2011 Improving Social Justice for Minorities and Women From the End of the Civil War Through the 1970s I. At the end of the Civil War in 1865, most African American slaves held a renewed hope that with President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation of 1863 would come economic opportunity and social mobility. There was the expectation that they would have political representation and the assurance of at least the beginning of attaining equality1. After the end of the war in 1865, there were enough states to ratify the 13th Amendment which outlawed slavery. However, it did not provide any equal rights or citizenship. As time passed and minorities began to assert themselves into American society, social justice movements that were led by blacks and whites alike began to become more commonplace. However, the struggle to become fully recognized as equal members of American society has been a battle that was fought through the 1970s—and in some measure, continues today. Like minorities, women have struggled with inequality and social injustice. However, their decision to fight for equality began before the start of the Civil War. The Seneca Falls Convention in New York was held in July of 1848, and can be referred to as the starting point...
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...or implied meaning in addition to what is explicit, objected, denoted Impression that goes beyond a defined meaning Emotional association with a word, phrase, idea Subjective and emotively “loaded” September 17 Democracy- people, common people. People’s rule. Types of democracy Direct- when all members of a community (polity, group) gather together and individuals cast a vote or make decisions=each person is given a chance to influence the policymaking process Representative- when one person or a group of people are elected and assigned with the task of making decisions on behalf of the group of citizens (“constituency”) that they represent Voters- demos – choose (elect) representatives for a public office through the act of voting Voting = a formal expression of preference for a candidate that is made known through a marked ballot We assume that we as...
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