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Saturday, August 18, 2018 1:57:31 AM
shermann7, "And I really have no idea what "foreign influence" is - It could be the form of government, economic
system, religious persuasion, ethnic background, immigration, etc ... or any combination of the factors."
My guess all of the above - that's good enough. Only glanced through it, so don't know if there was
a narrower question in the survey. Yup, i believe those felons (and more) should have the vote.
Felony disenfranchisement
[...]
Background
The United States is among the most punitive nations in the world when it comes to denying the vote to those who have been convicted of a felony offense.[6][7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_the_United_States
[...]
In Australia
At Federation in Australia the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 denied the franchise to vote to anyone 'attainted of treason, or who had been convicted and is under sentence or subject to be sentenced for any offence … punishable by imprisonment for one year or longer'.[101]
In 1983 this disqualification was relaxed and prisoners serving a sentence for a crime punishable under the law for less than a maximum five years were allowed to vote.[102] A further softening occurred in 1995 when the disenfranchisement was limited to those serving a sentence of five years or longer,[101][102] although earlier that year the Keating Government had been planning legislation to extend voting rights to all prisoners.[103] Disenfranchisement does not continue after release from jail/prison.[104]
The Howard Government legislated in 2006 to ban all prisoners from voting. In 2007, the High Court of Australia in Roach v Electoral Commissioner found that the Australian constitution enshrined a limited right to vote,[105] which meant that citizens serving relatively short prison sentences (generally less than three years) cannot be barred from voting.[106][107] The threshold of three years or more sentence will only result in removal of a prisoner's right to vote in federal elections. Depending on the threshold of exclusion which is distinct in each state, a prisoner may be able to vote in either state elections or federal elections. For example, prisoners in New South Wales serving a sentence of longer than one year are not entitled to vote in state elections.[108]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_Australia
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‘No religion’ tops religion question in Census
THE results of the Census are in and there are some surprising facts, including what Australians believe about religion.
Charis Chang and AAP
news.com.auJune 28, 20177:49am
[colors are labeled on a graph farther down]
https://www.news.com.au/national/no-religion-tops-religion-question-in-census/news-story/a3b45e6b2e35df695932a83535078f51
I think the U.S.A. being more Christian, more punitive would follow sorta naturally.
You too, have a good weekend.
system, religious persuasion, ethnic background, immigration, etc ... or any combination of the factors."
My guess all of the above - that's good enough. Only glanced through it, so don't know if there was
a narrower question in the survey. Yup, i believe those felons (and more) should have the vote.
Felony disenfranchisement
[...]
Background
The United States is among the most punitive nations in the world when it comes to denying the vote to those who have been convicted of a felony offense.[6][7]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_the_United_States
[...]
In Australia
At Federation in Australia the Commonwealth Franchise Act 1902 denied the franchise to vote to anyone 'attainted of treason, or who had been convicted and is under sentence or subject to be sentenced for any offence … punishable by imprisonment for one year or longer'.[101]
In 1983 this disqualification was relaxed and prisoners serving a sentence for a crime punishable under the law for less than a maximum five years were allowed to vote.[102] A further softening occurred in 1995 when the disenfranchisement was limited to those serving a sentence of five years or longer,[101][102] although earlier that year the Keating Government had been planning legislation to extend voting rights to all prisoners.[103] Disenfranchisement does not continue after release from jail/prison.[104]
The Howard Government legislated in 2006 to ban all prisoners from voting. In 2007, the High Court of Australia in Roach v Electoral Commissioner found that the Australian constitution enshrined a limited right to vote,[105] which meant that citizens serving relatively short prison sentences (generally less than three years) cannot be barred from voting.[106][107] The threshold of three years or more sentence will only result in removal of a prisoner's right to vote in federal elections. Depending on the threshold of exclusion which is distinct in each state, a prisoner may be able to vote in either state elections or federal elections. For example, prisoners in New South Wales serving a sentence of longer than one year are not entitled to vote in state elections.[108]
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony_disenfranchisement#In_Australia
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‘No religion’ tops religion question in Census
THE results of the Census are in and there are some surprising facts, including what Australians believe about religion.
Charis Chang and AAP
news.com.auJune 28, 20177:49am
[colors are labeled on a graph farther down]
https://www.news.com.au/national/no-religion-tops-religion-question-in-census/news-story/a3b45e6b2e35df695932a83535078f51
I think the U.S.A. being more Christian, more punitive would follow sorta naturally.
You too, have a good weekend.
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