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So weird that that taking away voting rights permanently is a thing in the US. I might.. maybe.. understand suspending it while someone is under scentence or on probation. But even then, they are your citizens.
Weird yes. But completely logical when you wrongfully arrest black people for crimes they didn't commit.
Louisiana will even permanently remove parts of your body if they think you raped a child without marrying them first.
"An offender could refuse to get the surgery, but would then be sentenced to three to five years of an additional prison sentence without the possibility of getting out early."
It's elective in the rare heinous cases it would be applied in.
I feel the same way.
In Germany voting rights can be restricted only in very serious cases like high treason (like inciting a mob to storm and overthrow a lawfully elected government). And it doesnt happen automatically or permanently. It needs a separate judgment for up to 5 years.
In the US you just have to find a way to criminalise your opposition and throw them all into prison. Other autocratic countries already do this en mass.
Yeah.. they have plenty of laws on the books that are straight out of the totalitarian playbook. And most Americans think that's fine.. if someone trips and falls.. fuck em right?