Derrick Jackson wants to know, Where are voting rights for ex-felons? His points are well taken, but the rhetoric is way out there.

What I'd like to know is, what exactly is an ex-felon? Is it someone who committed a felony in a previous life or someone not actually, at this very minute, in the act of committing a felony?

We are a nation that claims you are innocent until proven guilty, but the high court lets states declare you guilty forever.

Now there's an interesting concept: no longer innocent, but ex-guilty.