12-13-2005, 03:05 AM
Here are my thoughts:
- The idea itself is different and nice,
- There are a few details that we could perhaps fix,
- Waterana is a nation typically most of us agree with (yes, this is a factor for me -- I think that just in the real UN that Mikitivity sometimes bends to political pressures of its allies).
I'm leaning towards voting for, but when I read it was wondering what this did to felons. Can they still vote, or can citizens not vote?
In the US it wasn't crystal clear to me what a felon's legal status is ... I think technically they are still citizens, but that they become disenfranchised (can't vote). But they have some rights, and other rights are lost to them. For example, felons can't serve on juries (which means they can't interpet the law ... something I agree with) and their are some jobs for which they can't apply. I'm not certain if they can run for political office ... that might be a state-by-state rule.
Anyways, when I read the resolution, I substituted "resident" for "citizen" and liked it much better, in that the focus is banishment ...
- The idea itself is different and nice,
- There are a few details that we could perhaps fix,
- Waterana is a nation typically most of us agree with (yes, this is a factor for me -- I think that just in the real UN that Mikitivity sometimes bends to political pressures of its allies).
I'm leaning towards voting for, but when I read it was wondering what this did to felons. Can they still vote, or can citizens not vote?
In the US it wasn't crystal clear to me what a felon's legal status is ... I think technically they are still citizens, but that they become disenfranchised (can't vote). But they have some rights, and other rights are lost to them. For example, felons can't serve on juries (which means they can't interpet the law ... something I agree with) and their are some jobs for which they can't apply. I'm not certain if they can run for political office ... that might be a state-by-state rule.
Anyways, when I read the resolution, I substituted "resident" for "citizen" and liked it much better, in that the focus is banishment ...