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by sophacles 1342 days ago
Well no - convicts are being punished for breaking the law.

People born, raised and still living in DC, Puerto Rico, US virgin islands, Guam, and Marianas are being punished for not breaking the law.

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That's a different argument though. Punished or not, they are still citizens - so clearly whether you can or cannot vote doesn't change your citizenship.
See the first post of mine that you responded to:

> Real is probably the wrong term here, but certainly a citizen without the full suite of rights granted to you.

I acknowledged the thing you are objecting to before you started objecting. If you want to bikeshed a loosely used term after it's been acknowledged as being the incorrect term - have fun.