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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 01/10/03
john from TX said:
i received 3 dwi's in 11 years. there was never any accident, property lose or public damage or disturbance. in other words, it will be another victomless crime felon. individuals who kill, get the same sentence. MADD is a vigilante group.
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On 08/29/02
JW from FL said:
Getting convicted of any felony is a mistake none of us can afford to make. In youth, we are foolish, careless, and "invincible". If you have yet to make this deadly mistake in your life, my advice to you is this: Even though you may not see the consequences of the risks you take, when the Law of the Land is in question, think about it 3 or 4 times. And if you still think you can get away with it, tell yourself that this is exactly why you should not commit the crime. It is in this moment that you are, unknowingly, choosing the direction of the rest of your life. Just walk away. I didn't and I
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On 02/07/02
Halo from Othe said:
Im in the state of living and wonder why a person has such a bleepin hard time getting real and to the point answers, especially when it has to do with drug laws, too many lawyers and too few good souls with answers in America.
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