Reply #9: This also affects people [View All]

[jwirr]

diagnosed with other disabilities. Anyone under guardianship in many states lose their voting rights. Yet I know persons who have cerebral palsy or epilepsy who use computers, drive cars, hold jobs in sheltered work shops and yet are denied the right to vote because some welfare programs require a guardian before you can receive benefits.

For the last 45 years I have walked into the precinct and reminded the workers that I am there to vote for two. My single vote has had to represent both my daughter and me. She would never be able to vote as she cannot talk, walk, feed herself, dress herself, etc. but it is ironic that the person in our family that needs representation the most is denied it. It did not matter back when the people of this country were truly compassionate but now with our neo-compassionate conservatives it is vital that the ones who are capable to vote be allowed to do so.