In the context of a society which produces so much unacceptable
economic and social inequality allowing even convicted " criminals "
still in prison to have this measure of collective power - the right to
vote - certainly makes sense from the perspective of democratic
socialism.
I see this as a check on the documented inhumanity of our overcrowded " American Gulag "
Socialist - and idol of Bernie Sanders - Eugene V. Debs ran for president of the United States inside a prison cell. I am sure his fellow inmates would have loved to vote for him.
How many prisoners are , in truth, political prisoners ?
Debs ran as a Socialist candidate for President
of the United States five times, including 1900 (earning 0.63% of the
popular vote), 1904 (2.98%), 1908 (2.83%), 1912 (5.99%), and 1920
(3.41%), the last time from a prison cell.
I see this as a check on the documented inhumanity of our overcrowded " American Gulag "
Socialist - and idol of Bernie Sanders - Eugene V. Debs ran for president of the United States inside a prison cell. I am sure his fellow inmates would have loved to vote for him.
How many prisoners are , in truth, political prisoners ?
Eugene V. Debs - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eugene_V._Debs
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