In Pennsylvania prisoners are forbidden to vote. The supposedly democratic government of the Commonwealth says that it's too much trouble. The Imprisonment Department has a lengthy list of objections to the fundamental civil right. It's different in the American colony of Iraq. America's puppet government allows prisoners in that violent theater of American exploitation to vote. Somehow, it's not too much trouble to allow, even to encourage, Iraqi prisoners to vote. Which government is closer to being a democracy? Bush Republicans and the American occupational army made much of an election in war-ravaged Iraq. Amid the slaughter and destruction cause by America's senseless invasion, some Iraqis ventured out to vote, or in the case of the tens of thousand of prisoners, stayed in to vote. The turnout was about the same as for the last election held under Iraq's homegrown dictator. Both elections were little more than farces. "Electing" an American puppet is scarcely better that endorsing the earlier dictator. So, the Iraq election was more propaganda than substance. The point is that the prisoners in America's colony were allowed to vote. By contrast, I can't vote. Mine would have been against Bush and the war. That's probably why I'm not allowed the franchise. Rebecca's Bargain Antiques Collectible Vintage Photos Fine Prints - Old Maps Sheet Music - Old Books Elegant Antiques and Collectibles "Violence is contagious like measles" Malcolm McDowell in Time After Time, 1979 You are welcome to use or republish any of our material. Please give www.prisoners.com credit as the source. Return to the News Items Menu Return to the Prisoners Voting Menu Return to the Main Menu Go to our site's Search Engine Send us Your Comments or Input.