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Title: Watching the Primaries from Behind Bars
Source: New America Media
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Published: Mar 4, 2008
Author: Various
Post Date: 2008-03-05 13:20:14 by Tauzero
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Comments: 2

Watching the Primaries from Behind Bars

The Beat Within, Commentary, Various Authors, Posted: Mar 04, 2008

Editor’s Note: Are young people behind bars counted as part of the surging politicized youth contingent that’s made so many waves this year? We asked young people between 13 and 19 years old whom they would vote for in the primaries and whether they think felons and immigrants should have a right to vote. The authors write for The Beat Within, a weekly publication of writing and art from the inside. IN STORES NOW -- Illustrations from the Inside: The Beat Within (Hardcover)

Our votes don’t count
I don’t think it will make a difference if immigrants could vote, because even as American citizens, I feel like our votes don’t count. All of our votes just go to the Electoral College. All of the votes of the people are popular votes and the Electoral College votes are the ones that actually choose the president. So whether we are convicted felons, immigrants, or U.S. citizens – it doesn’t make a difference.
-Larry

I’m just so proud
I think that the world be a much better place if felons could vote, due to the fact that they are human also. They just made a mistake – that does not mean they are not human.

I know I’m going to vote for Barack Obama. I’m just so proud that the black culture has finally stepped up tremendously. It felt like we didn’t really exist in the “white world” but due to people like Martin Luther King, Jr. and Rosa Parks and others – we now have a voice for me, as a black, Puerto Rican and Cuban woman. I still feel like the black community is rising up. If all the people that died for the black race were still alive and realized that they died for voting and standing up for their rights, and now there’s a black man running for president, they would be more than happy. They would feel like all that they have tried to make right for the future and their kids has finally come true.
-Sha T

Hillary Clinton
If I could vote, I would vote for Hillary Clinton because she would help out the immigrants and the public schools.
-Isaias

If Everyone Could Vote
If everyone could vote, the world would be put in the ground. If people vote not knowing what they are doing, just voting for someone they don’t know about, then they are going to mess everybody up.
-Dennis

Presidents
Some things that I’ve heard are:
• Osama bin Laden is more popular in Saudi Arabia today than George W. Bush is in America;
• The president knew the attacks on Pearl Harbor were coming; he did nothing. He had to sacrifice American blood so he would be justified in testing out the Atom Bomb;
• George W. Bush knew of the terrorist plot to bring down the two towers; yet, out of greed for oil money, he did nothing;
• Our nation feeds us lies so the rich (those few at the top) not only maintain their positions, but get even richer.”

I no longer trust the government system. What is worse is that I am so blind that I don’t even suspect such shady business. Of course, I don’t know if what I’ve heard others say is true, either. The idea, though, that the president is only a figurehead, a dancing puppet — or someone who would think nothing of killing so many innocent people — is shocking. But as they say, love of money is the root of all evil.
-Monk

What I’d Do As President
If I became president, weed would be legal and dope would be legal until 5:00 in the morning. All the white police would be fired, an’ all the brothers would be rich.

If I was president, I would eliminate the KKK forever. And if I was president, I would go to New Orleans and put the whole city back and give New Orleans $1,000,000,000,000,000 million dollars, so they could love yo’ boy, Fat Pat.
-Fat Pat

As President, I’d Help The People
I would vote for myself for president if I could. I’d make myself rich. I’d buy a lot of property, set everyone free from jail. I’d make jails different… better food, better people. I’d have real food like fried chicken, turkey, ham, yams, and sodas to drink. I’d have the people who run the jail not keep the kids in their rooms all day. I’d give them an hour of phone time every day. They’d get more visits, and less time up in here.

I’d make our jobs pay more. People who come from different countries, like Mexico, would get treated the same way, and get the same money for their work.

Homeless people, they’d have somewhere to go. I’d build houses for them. People who were hurt by the Hurricane Katrina would get new houses, $2,000 each, and could live free for a year.

Drug addicts would get put in a drug program until they feel better.

Babies would get special treatment, new clothes, a better bed to sleep in when they’re in the hospital. They’d get free milk, baby food, and their medical care would be free.

Schools would have higher educated staff. Teachers would get paid more and students would get to go to school for free, through college.

I’d stop the wars, because that’s how people get killed, and they can be with their family.

For kids like myself, I’d try to help them stay out of trouble, get ‘em better discipline. I’d stop making guns and selling ‘em to people in the streets, and try to stop the violence.
-Patrick

Dumb
If everyone could vote the world would be dumb because people would vote for dumb people like Bush.
-John

No Voting Here
I’m hella mad, because basically coming in here has stopped me from voting. I turned 18 on Jan. 31, 2008 election year! I’ve been waiting for years so I could vote Bush out of office. Now I’m hella mad because I’m in here and can’t vote.

If I could vote it would either be Obama or Clinton. Basically, because Obama is about helping the troops and Clinton because it would be good to see a woman in office.

The only reason I wouldn’t vote for Clinton is she wants to stop producing video games that are violent. Video games don’t tell people to buy guns. Why not try to get guns off the streets!

I would have to vote, but look where I’m at. Oh well, four more years to go. Hopefully I will be able to vote then.
-Btb

Obama ’08!
If I could vote for president, I’d vote for Barack Obama period. He’s not fully black but he is as close as it’s going to get. But even if he becomes president I’m not sure how could he help me or the things that are happening in the streets. I don’t know, even if he became president, how could he help minorities?
-Marcus

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Interesting takes.

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