Re: Felons and voting rights.
Please note that felons who lose their voting rights still enjoy the right to address whomever is their legislative representative and make their opinions known. And I've never heard of a legislative person or their aides asking if you're a felon before offering to assist you when questions are asked.
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If the person is still considered dangerous enough to warrant a restriction on their Constitutional rights, why are they not in prison?
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This is a rhetorical red herring that gets tossed out frequently. There are societal contracts that everyone must follow, called laws. We, as a whole people, have given a subset of people the power to enact laws (supposedly) for our benefit. As a general rule, we agree to live by those contracts. Just as when you begin working for an employer whose contract says if you don't work then you don't get paid. You know ahead of time what the consequences are if you don't meet the obligations.