She says that depriving prisoners of the vote probably does increase their alienation but argues that is fair because offenders have broken the compact of citizenship.
They were conscious, to be sure, of having broken the compact they had made with the Romans earlier, in which they had pledged friendship and alliance, but did not despair of persuading them if they should send to them along with their ambassadors the most prominent boys from every city as hostages.
Asked what they bought that broke the Compact, the list was not long: some sneakers, the drill bit, a map, and for Sarah Pelmas and her newlywed husband, Matt Eddy (fellow Compactors), some energy-efficient windows for the house renovation.
If opposition remains ineffective, Mr Trump's lack of restraint towards formal and informal constitutional checks will only be encouraged and he will break the compact that holds America together.
ʿAlī Mardān Khan, however, broke the compact and was killed by Karīm Khan, who gained supremacy over central and southern Iran and reigned as regent or deputy (vakīl) on behalf of the powerless Ṣafavid prince, never arrogating to himself the title of shah.
"I believe that this breaks the compact between generations," she says in a 2012 TED talk.
The Romans, to divert from themselves the blame for breaking the compact, sent Claudius to them, offering to surrender him; and when he was not received, they drove him into exile.
Voting, said Reg Brown, deputy general counsel to Gov. Jeb Bush, "is a privilege, not a right, for people who have broken the social compact".
You will have license to break the social compact and ask questions that no one else can, questions that other people would find scary or awkward.
Rupert Murdoch broke the civic compact of this country, achieving a degree of control over the central institutions of a free society, the press, police, and politicians.
"Every time Wiedefeld fails to implement an arbitration decision he is breaking the Congressional Compact which is illegal," the union wrote.
