I can't say I like the reason (getting more Democratic voters) but I do believe that felons who have done their time and successfully completed their parole shouldn't continue to be punished. They've been punished (probation or jail and frequently parole). Why should the punishment continue for the rest of their lives? Let them vote, let them hold government jobs, give them the same rights as any other citizen. They pay taxes just like the rest of us. They did the crime and paid the time.