Last updated on:
1/5/2009 |
Author: ProCon.org
Waverly Jones, Jr. Biography
- Title:
- Advocate
- 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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“Voting is not a privilege, it is a fundamental right in any society that desires to serve the interests of its people. And to take it away because you’ve committed a crime is unjust.”
“Felon Voting Rights Conflict Hits Federal Court,” published in The New Standard, June 24, 2005
- Involvement and Affiliations:
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- None found
- Education:
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- None found
- Other:
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- His father, Patrolmen Waverly M. Jones, 33, and his partner, Joseph A. Piagentini, 28, were reportedly killed by member of the Black Liberation Party on May 21, 1971.
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