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

Value- My opponents claims his value is a representive democracy. He then argues that in this type of society the 1 vote per one person rule doesnt apply. i would argue that this is untrus. In order to be a true democracy, a society needs to have political equality menaing every person gets a vote. This is true under ALL democricies even representive ones. Criterion- First, my opponent's value is defined wrong. In a representive democracy every person gets a vote. Second, officials are PEOPLE. Thus my argument about people not making decisions causing society to collapse still exists. "Therefore, if these officials deem that felons voting are against the greater good's best interest then these officials have the right to prevent or ban them from doing so. " The resolution does not state that this actually occurs. My opponents argument is conditional. Conditionality is bad because my opponent could win the round on a never heard of unimportant small example. Contention One- Turn. The US is an oligarchy. This is true via the elite theory. This theory says that "Elite theory is a theory of the state which seeks to describe and explain the power relationships in modern society. It argues that a small minority, consisting of members of the economic elite and policy-planning networks, hold the most power no matter what happens in elections in a country. Through positions in corporations or on corporate boards, and influence over the policy-planning networks through financial support of foundations or positions with think tanks or policy-discussion groups, members of the "elite" are able to have significant power over policy decisions of corporations and governments." The US is influence by members of the elite and thus a oligarchy. Since my opponent fails to show why the US is a democracy you accept my conception. If my opponent argues against this he is arguing on a hypocritical level. This is because he argued the same when we were aarguing standards. Since the us is an oligarchy no evidence relating to the US goes away. THis means all my opponents warrants go away taking away his offense. C1- Turn my opponents turn. These false convictions may not always be discovered. C2- "Next, to answer his last argument. By commiting a felony, an individual puts his rights and fate in the hands of the state. By violating the established contract between himself and the state, the state has the right to enact any and ALL punishments it deems appropriate to punish the individual and prevent him from commiting further crimes. Since, the felon has commited this crime, the state can provide the punishment of removing this extra privledge to prevent him from acting against the system again. Confining the individual in jail is not the punishment aspect since it is in theory meant to protect the state from the criminals actions. The removal of privledges is meant to DETER the criminal from commiting those future crimes." Under my opponents description of felon,people who will receive the death penalty are also included. If these felons are going to receive the death penalty, there is nothing to deter them from. If all my arguments are denied and you buy the fact that the US is a democracy, you still affirm. This is because had felons been given the right to vote, Gore would have beaten Bush in Florida giving him the presidency. Felons would have saved our country from 8 years of suffering. A vote aff is a vote against bush. Punitative Justice- No link to democracy. I would argue that these said actions violate agency.