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Topic
#1333

Should Prisoners Be Allowed To Vote

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The debate is finished. The distribution of the voting points and the winner are presented below.

Winner & statistics
Better arguments
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30
Better sources
14
20
Better legibility
7
10
Better conduct
1
10

After 10 votes and with 36 points ahead, the winner is...

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Parameters
Publication date
Last updated date
Type
Standard
Number of rounds
2
Time for argument
One day
Max argument characters
10,000
Voting period
One week
Point system
Multiple criterions
Voting system
Open
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Description

You start first!

"Amendment XIII Section 1. Neither slavery nor involuntary servitude, except as a punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted, shall exist within the United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation."

This is the thirteenth amendment. It ended slavery in the civil war. But it says slavery is still legal if you commit a crime. I do not agree with this

https://www.law.cornell.edu/constitution/amendmentxiii

I do not agree with this. But prisoners are not USA citizens they are slaves.

the thirteenth amendment abolished slavery except if you have committed a crime.

"Constitution abolished slavery and involuntary servitude, except as punishment for a crime. In Congress,"

Slavery is only allowed in the usa if you have committed a crime.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thirteenth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution

The thirteenth amendment ended slavery in the civil war except if you commit a crime then you can legally become a slave. I do not agree with this

Depends on the criminal. I wouldn’t let a felon convict vote.

if they like say behave for like 5 years then their record should be expunged completely