Prisoners Must Be Given the Vote in UK, European Court Rules

Another violation of national sovereignty, once again, by the E.U.  (Hat Tip: Wintery Knight)

The European Court of Human Rights upheld a previous ruling that a blanket ban   on inmates being able to vote was unlawful.

However, the court signalled that the UK government could decide which   prisoners should be enfranchised, meaning serious offenders such as   murderers and rapists could be excluded.

Judges may even be handed discretion to decide which criminals are allowed the   vote.

The Government now has six months to comply with the ruling or face a raft of   challenges and huge legal costs.

Time for Britain to get the heck out of the E.U.  Failing doing that immediately, though, they should limit granting the vote to, oh, prisoners serving sentences for petty crimes like marijuana possession.

Meanwhile, I’d love to see Canada return to Britain’s current policy, which used to be the case here…