Go by what I SAY, Phil, not what YOU think I imply,  which is YOUR inference. In other words, don't put words in my mouth. As for felons, I think they should legally vote. They are already punished with incarceration, which is loss of freedom. I believe they would have more respect for society if they owned a part of it. Taking away the voting franchise is a stupid thing our society does.

Last election a Texas woman was arrested and deported for voting. She had lived in Texas all her life but wan't a US citizen. She said she thought she could legally vote. From my point of view her one vote was meaningless, just as my one vote is meaningless. As long as money is speech, as the SC ruled and as Congress has accepted, then the individual vote is insignificant compared to the big money spent by wealthy people (corporations are people, by law) which distorts our elections.

Illegal presence in the US is a misdemeanor for a first conviction. Many who cross the border are simply turned back.