Key word "felons." Most felons don't go to jail until they have been arrested at least three or four times. But, the word "felon" should be a no brainer. A felon may have served his time, his punishment but does that mean that his ability to make good choices or reason as normal folks has improved? The reason he loses his rights is because of his mental ability to reason normally is impaired in some manner, where his judgement cannot be trusted. If a pedophile has served his sentence, would you ask him to babysit for you?