Originally Posted by SamHouston
That's patently wrong. Red-light runners, tax evaders, murderers all have rights that are respected, it's part of what gives society the ability to function as a whole. Whether or not you've broken the law is no measure of worthiness when it comes to basic human rights. That is one of the basic tenets of the civilized society we live in.
you missed the entire point.
he defined a term 'disenfranchise' and i'm saying by his own definition they are not 'disenfranchised'
i agree with you. breaking the law does not mean you have forfeited your basic human rights.
however, citezenship is not a basic human right.