lawmakers' notion, but there may have been a disproportionate impact on some racial groups because there are more minorities in prison than other races. The Los Angeles Times, another well-known and widely read newspaper, argued in its article “Criminals Have Lost the Right to Vote” that “at any given time there will always be some groups that commit more crimes than others, but that doesn't make it racist laws, just as the fact that more crimes are committed by men does not make criminal laws sexist. The fact that more men than women commit crimes does not mean that our laws are sexist, it simply means that because of cr...... middle of paper...... June 2010. Web. 16 January 2012.articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/13/opinion/la-oe-browne-felonvote-20100613>.Feser, Edward. “Criminals should not be allowed to vote.” Democracy. Mike Wilson, ed. OpfacingViewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press, 2006. Edward Feser, “Should Criminals Vote?” CityJournal, Spring 2005. Copyright © 2005 by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Reproduced with permission. Wadley, Jared. “Panel: Ex-Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote.” January 9, 2012 | The online university register. January 24, 2004. Web. January 16, 2012.12.shtml>.Times Wednesday, The Washington. “Fed Judges: Criminals Should Get the Vote – Washington Times.” Washington Times - Politics, breaking news, US and world news. January 6, 2010. Web. January 16, 2012. vote/>.

Topic > lawmakers' notion, but there may have been a disproportionate impact on some racial groups because there are more minorities in prison than other races. The Los Angeles Times, another well-known and widely read newspaper, argued in its article “Criminals Have Lost the Right to Vote” that “at any given time there will always be some groups that commit more crimes than others, but that doesn't make it racist laws, just as the fact that more crimes are committed by men does not make criminal laws sexist. The fact that more men than women commit crimes does not mean that our laws are sexist, it simply means that because of cr...... middle of paper...... June 2010. Web. 16 January 2012.articles.latimes.com/2010/jun/13/opinion/la-oe-browne-felonvote-20100613>.Feser, Edward. “Criminals should not be allowed to vote.” Democracy. Mike Wilson, ed. OpfacingViewpoints® Series. Greenhaven Press, 2006. Edward Feser, “Should Criminals Vote?” CityJournal, Spring 2005. Copyright © 2005 by the Manhattan Institute for Policy Research. Reproduced with permission. Wadley, Jared. “Panel: Ex-Felons Should Be Allowed to Vote.” January 9, 2012 | The online university register. January 24, 2004. Web. January 16, 2012.12.shtml>.Times Wednesday, The Washington. “Fed Judges: Criminals Should Get the Vote – Washington Times.” Washington Times - Politics, breaking news, US and world news. January 6, 2010. Web. January 16, 2012. vote/>.