In a democratic society felons ought to retain the right to vote

Sorry for not posting in round two... I had the flu... I will begin by first rebuilding the Affirmative case and then attacking the Negative case. Criterion: the Idea of preservation of Democracy s the most valid for purpose of this debate because the highest form of justice that can be achieved in a democratic society is the preservation of that society. Also in order to pass a just law it must work towards the betterment of society and that is essentially preservation of society and in a democracy the society is democratic then we must preserve democracy. 1st contention I will point out once again the Exoneration rate. over 70% of all Exonerated felons are Black. Also the arrest rate is 8.2 times higher. this points to a racially prejudice judiciary that would wrongfully disenfranchise a race of people, which would go against every democratic code in this country. 2nd contention Again the resolution states "in a democratic society" we are not the only democratic society so UN proclamations must be considered. Also we are a signatory member of these documents acknowledging there legality in this country. Humans are rational beings and therfore capable of rational though. as the Negative has shown to evidence to support there idea the point is invalidated. 3rd contention The resolution states democratic society so other countries are applicable. invalidating the negative point and allowing the contention to stand. Now I will attack the Negative case. Criterion: The stated negative criterion is of retribution is invalid as it does not fulfill justice. The idea of retribution is the classic eye for an eye principle. however in this case even that principle is invalid. How does a idea of disenfranchisement for possession of drugs promote justice? It doesn't not even by the negative standards, Because there is no way the punishment for drug addiction, a disease of sorts, can be punishable by denying the right to participate in society. as I stated in my opening quote "felons have fully payed their debt to society" so the idea of further retribution hinders the rehabilitation process. 1st contention. The form of retribution is the prison sentence and because they have already payed thier debt to society no more retribution is needed. So we would not be condoning felony we would simply be protecting the rights of all citizens. The exclusion of one group because of how they would vote is an unjust and unlawful practice proving this contention invalid. 2nd contention In this contention the negative seems to assume that felns always violate the right to life, this is not the case. A felon convicted of drug use is not harming any other person. Also a habitual drug user has a sort of disease from continued use and cannot be punished for his disease. So the Negative advocates and unequal system of retribution that punishes more severely than the measure of the crime. Primary Voting Issues... Criterion of Preservation of democracy--I have proved that this is the superior voting criterion and therefore we must adhere to it Impact of Democracy--As I have proved disenfranchisement has a lagre negative effect of democracy which does not fulfill the criterion and therefore does not promote justice. Secondary issues..( not to be overlooked) All points and contentions