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Question: If convicted of a drug related felony, what rights would be lost?
Answer: Felony conviction typically results in the loss of such civil rights as the right to vote, the right to hold a public office and the right to possess a firearm. Additionally, our right to travel, freely associate with others or engage in various types of business may be restricted by conviction for a felony crime. While some of these rights may be restored by the Courts after completion of punishment for the crime, some may become permanently lost.
Also, while not exactly civil rights in the true sense of the word, other effects of a felony conviction often include reduced employment availability and credit and housing restrictions, since many employers, lenders and landlords will not accept applicants who have felony convictions on their record.
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On 01/13/06
Charlene from NY said:
There are so many people who have made mistakes and so many that have been falsely accused of crimes and have to live with a felony record. They have served their time and have paid their dues to society and deserve a second chance. If God is willing to forgive, why can't the government do the same? God will hold those accountable for judging! They are not animals. They are God's children just like everyone else. In order for them to servive, they need food, shelter/housing, and jobs. These things are being withheld for one reason - to keep minorities down and oppressed. Education is #1
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On 01/12/06
Liza from FL said:
My Husband was arrested on Cocain. He received the First offender 3yrs Probation. He signed his rights over. But the whole family did not sign there rights over. He learned his lesson. This was not a robbery conviction. Why are they taking my life and my kids safety at risk for drugs. This is stupid. I still have the right to bear arms and I still have my 4th amendment rights. They should not break my 4th Amendment rights because alittle bit of cocain. I have a 4 year degree in Criminal Justice and can not get a Job because of what my husband did. It is as if I got served as well as him.
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On 07/01/05
Noel Wadlington from TN said:
I have been convicted of several felonies in my life, however I have been clean for over five years. I have not been able to get a job in those five years. I have a wonderful wife, who has been there for me, but how long will that last when I can't take care of my family. The laws need to be changed, the only way to accomplish that is to join forces with other people with felonies and present a united front. We must write Congress and try to get a felony law passed to assure us jobs so that we too can live outside of jail.
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On 05/02/05
Shawn from OH said:
I understand that you should be responsible. I also understand that no one made me do what I did. I was first convicted of drug abuse, because a passenger in my car threw dope under my seat. Guilt by association. Then I started selling them. I was wrong. I'm not asking for any hand-outs merely a chance, to get my life together. I've been out of trouble for nine years. I know alot of felons like myself who have gone the straight and narrow. But people only talk about us when someone is breaking the law.
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On 03/28/05
Joanne from ID said:
I feel my husband is being discriminated agaist for the fact that he is a felon and the state wont let him live with me because i am on low income housing. the state will help him out with everything but yet they want to split up our family and let him live on the streets. I belive that that is why they wont stay out of trouble is because they wont let them be with there families and they have nothing. in order for them to help themselvses they need somebody there to believe in them.
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