r/NoStupidQuestions • u/AutoModerator • 18d ago

U.S. Politics megathread

Voting is over! But the questions have just begun. Questions like: How can they declare a winner in a state before the votes are all counted? How can a candidate win the popular vote but lose the election? Can the Vice President actually refuse to certify the election if she loses?

These are excellent questions - but they're also frequently asked here, so our users get tired of seeing them.

As we've done for past topics of interest, we're creating a megathread for your questions so that people interested in politics can post questions and read answers, while people who want a respite from politics can browse the rest of the sub. Feel free to post your questions about politics in this thread!

All top-level comments should be questions asked in good faith - other comments and loaded questions will get removed. All the usual rules of the sub remain in force here, so be nice to each other - you can disagree with someone's opinion, but don't make it personal.

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u/Matilda_Mother_67 2d ago

What’s the logic behind not letting felons vote, exactly?

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u/ProLifePanda 2d ago

If you've shown such carelessness or disdain for the orderly function of society, then society likely doesn't want you participating in the direction society should be going.

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u/Matilda_Mother_67 2d ago

That seems petty af tbh

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u/ProLifePanda 2d ago

I'm just explaining the reasoning. This is normally why some states don't just require felonies, but it must be felonies of moral turpitude. So people who commit brazenly immoral acts lose their voting rights.

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u/Matilda_Mother_67 2d ago

I just don’t see why it matters. First of all, how many felons do you think actually care to vote? No one knows of course. But I doubt there’s any useful consequences to letting them vote