Last updated on:
2/5/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Reynolds Holding, JD Biography
- Title:
- Columnist, Time magazine
- Position:
- Pro to the question "Should Felons Who Have Completed Their Sentence (Incarceration, Probation, and Parole) Be Allowed to Vote?"
- Reasoning:
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“We should be finding ways to get more voters to the polls, not looking for excuses to keep them away. So instead of prohibiting felons from voting, let’s require them to do it. That way, they will continue to repay their debt to society, long after they walk out of prison.”
“Why Can’t Felons Vote?,” Time magazine, Nov. 1, 2006
- Theoretical Expertise Ranking:
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Experts
Individuals with PhD's, JD's, or equivalent advanced degrees in fields relevant to felon voting issues. Also top-level government officials (such as foreign leaders, US presidents, Founding Fathers, Supreme Court Justices, members of legislative bodies, cabinet members, military leaders, etc.) with positions relevant to felon voting issues. - Involvement and Affiliations:
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- Columnist, Time magazine
- Former Legal Affairs Writer, San Francisco Chronicle
- Former Attorney, Debevoise & Plimpton
- Consumer Excellence Award presented by Consumer Action, 2002
- Science In Society Journalism Award presented by National Association of Science Writers, 2001
- Assistant Editor and Writer, Shreveport Journal, LA, 1977-1980
- Education:
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- JD, Duke University School of Law, 1982
- BA, Harvard College, 1977
- Other:
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- None found
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