Et tu, liberal?
By DAVID DABSCHECK
12/07/2010 06:49
Israel today is a more pluralistic, multicultural and open society than its socialist founders could ever have imagined.
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"In fact, in many areas it has taken an explicitly more liberal path than the US. For example, although the right to vote is a cornerstone of a democratic system, the US currently deprives around 5.3 million citizens of this right on the basis of felony convictions. In several American states, voting restrictions or outright disfranchisement extend even to prisoners released on parole.
In contrast, Israel places no restrictions on the ability of prisoners to vote, and upholds this right for those convicted of the most reprehensible of crimes".
A mixture of law, politics, autobiography and humour. Once described as "The Devilish Advocate" (Guardian), I do have the ability to provoke a response. Sometimes it comes from someone who uses a thought process, and sometimes from jerks usually associated with the knee.
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