Tuesday, March 2, 2010

Governor Perry and the Ex-Convicts

I am not very fond of some of the choices that Gov. Perry has made for the state of Texas, but I did find an article in the Austin Statesman where their editorial board and I could agree on something that Gov. Perry have done right.

The article " Don't Knock Texas Gov. Perry for throwing ex-offenders a lifeline" is an interesting read. The article states that Gov. Perry campaign party has hired ex-convicts as part time workers. The editorial board agrees with what Gov. Perry had done and states that ex-offenders whom have served their time and fulfilled their legal obligations deserves a second chance.

I agree with the board that ex-offenders who have done everything that the state of Texas has required them to do should get an opportunity to regain their right to vote and work. The board has some great points to why Gov. Perry has done the right thing in allowing ex-convicts to work on his campaign.

The only suggestion I would make is that the editorial board could make clearer whether these ex-convicts crimes are non violent are or they violent crimes. Readers would like to know whether the ex-convicts crimes are considered non violent or are they offensive to the public.

The article was well written and it articulated its point without being too bias to one side.

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