Political Group Paid Felons to Canvas Voters Door-to-Door

This the story on the Post-Dispatch website. It was also mentioned on KMOX this morning (who seems to just read the Post). It is an AP story so it probably went out everywhere.
The Post Link is http://www.stltoday.com/stltoday/news/stories.nsf/News/Nation/38CDC9E64273354E86256EBD0016262D?OpenDocument&Headline=Political group paid felons to canvass voters door to door

I can see the point of some folks hesitancy to have felons out knocking on strangers doors. However, once somebody has served their time shouldn't they be free to make a living? What are and what are not "acceptable" jobs for these people? It seems you could question just about any job (e.g. trash collector might get his/her hand on someone's financial info and...).

I realize we may not want child molestors working in the schools. But, don't these folks deserve every chance at making a living (which might help them not resort to crime)?

I just really dont' see the point of this story except to raise people's level of anxiety about politics in general.