If voting is unimportant then democracy would be too- so what would you replace it with? 

Anarchy?

Where/when has that ever worked?

We're definitely in agreement with voting not being important, but I think it just another thing that demonstrates how our system isn't doing what it's supposed to be doing. 

I think removing the right to own a firearm is probably way more of a problem than voting. 

Aardvark

I don't think voting is particularly important, but some of the other lifetime restrictions on felons are pretty egregious. My understanding is that many occupational licenses just can't be obtained by anyone with a felony conviction.