Republicans: Felons should NEVER regain the right to vote. Got a felony for pot possession when you were 21? Fuck off. If you can’t follow the law, you don’t get to vote on the law.
Also Republicans: I mean, even if Kavanaugh IS an attempted rapist who drank underage in high school, whatever. It’s not disqualifying even if its true. I still think he should serve a LIFETIME POSITION ON THE SUPREME COURT.
Not only that, but he perjured himself 3 separate times in front of the Senate, first during his confirmation when Bush nominated him to the DC court, again during his SCOTUS hearing, and then again this past week.
Perjury is, wait for it, a felony.
hold on a second, why does this say ‘REGAIN right to vote’? Are prisoners in USA not allowed to vote???
Yeah in a lot of places in the USA any felony charge loses you the right to vote. It’s called felony disenfranchisement
… Wouldn’t that allow government to strip opposition activists of political rights by arresting them on manufactured charges? That sounds EXTREMELY undemocratic and easily exploitable.
You are correct.
In Florida there’s a board of people who get to decide if people get back the right to vote. these people don’t have to follow any laws or offer any explanation, really. They can just say “I mean, yea you’re a reintegrated part of society but I don’t like the color of your shirt so no rights for you.”
YO FLORIDA FOLLOWERS – @jabberwockypie, @deadcatwithaflamethrower, @drougnor et al.
Also in Florida, on the ballot in November: Amendment 4.
Amendment 4 allows automatic restoration of voting rights to felons after serving their sentence, completing parole or probation, and paying restitution. Convicted murderers and sex offenders are excluded from this automatic restoration.*
In other words, setting voting restoration back to pretty much what people MEANT by ‘felons shouldn’t be able to vote if they get out’ in the first place, because murderers & sex offenders.
So, if this violation of the 8th amendment pisses you off and you live in Florida, SHOW THE FUCK UP TO VOTE.
*Kam, Dara. 2018. “Amendment to Restore Felons’ Voting Rights on Florida November Ballot.” News Service of Florida, in The Palm Beach Post: January 24, 2018. Last loaded October 14, 2018 from https://pbpo.st/2Q942ER
Already voted by mail! And I’m keeping an eye on the status of my ballot and I looked up what the necessary forms are to submit if they try NOT to count it.
Also the ballot questions this year are an obnoxious clusterfuck of unclear wording and I VERY MUCH suggest researching them and who is supporting and opposing them before voting.
“Here, you’re voting on 2-3 different things with ONE Yes/No answer!”
“#9 – Do you support banning offshore oil and gas drilling and vaping in enclosed indoor workplaces?” Yes, I support both of those things, but I feel like you’re asking me two seperate questions there.
“#11 – Repeals the following: (a) a prohibition against aliens owning property,
(b) a requirement for a high-speed ground transportation system, and
© a provision saying that changes to a criminal statute are not
retroactive“ *squints* *rereads* *goes to Ballotpedia* Well the ACLU is for it, so I’m going with yes.And SO MANY OF THEM are like that! It’s stupid.
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