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8% of the US population has a felony conviction so FL is doing better than most states
Sounds like tactics to try and swing Florida in favor of Democrats for presidential races.
Better for Democracy.
By that, you mean the demonrats, who want demoncracy.
You are simply ignorant of the facts.
That reminds me of the "If gays want to get married then there shouldn't be marriage" argument.
So long as voter registration is a thing then it might as well be automatic for all citizens once they turn 18.
Felons losing voting rights, whatever you think of it, doesn't have anything to do with "Jim Crow." The history of it goes back to Greco-Roman times, and current practices developed out of (as most US legal practices do) the English common law system.
State laws vary, but there's no pattern at all which indicates felon disenfranchisement is an artifact of "Jim Crow."
http://www.ncsl.org/research/elections-and-campaigns/felon-voting-rights.aspx
I presented the facts, including a link which gives you, state-by-state, felon disenfranchisement/restoration laws.
If you believe that it's Democrats who predominantly want Democracy, I'll take that.
It wouldn't bother me to do that if there was some way to verify where they lived. It should be an intended action by the person turning 18. Otherwise, you will have numerous "not affiliated" voter registration card going to addresses of the wrong people, and some of that percentage used illegally.
Not a fan of poor analogies, no. Any similarity to the gay marriage issue tells us nothing about why automatic voter registration would be good for the country. Things that are good for democracy are not de facto good for the country. Have you given the issue any deep thought? It's coming off like a whim. There are many, many things we choose not to make automatic just because they're legal.Because it's good for Democracy.
Not a fan of analogies, I see. I do wonder what common trait underlies people who are hostile to the use of analogies.
No, they want a twisted version of it.
The rather tepid response by most Democrats to the DNC rigging the 2016 primary suggests otherwise.If you believe that it's Democrats who predominantly want Democracy, I'll take that.
The rather tepid response by most Democrats to the DNC rigging the 2016 primary suggests otherwise.
That's nice... it doesn't mention a thing about why they were instituted in the first place.
Wouldn't it be better for "democracy" if did away with representative government altogether?Who's trying to expand voting to the greatest number of people and who's trying to restrict voting to the smallest number of people?
Wouldn't it be better for "democracy" if did away with representative government altogether?
Better for who?
I don't know about Republicans in general, but I'm certainly for restricting voting to the subset of people who show at least minimal investment in the process by taking the step to register.Who's trying to expand voting to the greatest number of people and who's trying to restrict voting to the smallest number of people? Republicans are aware that if they want to keep power through elections, then restricting voting to as few people as possible is the only path to keep that power.
"If gays are going to be married then government should get out of marriage."
I understand that the reason why I'm bringing that up is going over your head.
I don't know about Republicans in general, but I'm certainly for restricting voting to the subset of people who show at least minimal investment in the process by taking the step to register.
And lets be real. Democrats are into "expanding voting to the greatest number of people" only insofar as they expect that most of those people will vote for Democrats.
Happy to see that people can actually serve their time and get their rights restored. Buh bye Jim Crow.
More than 1 million Floridians with felony convictions get back their right to vote today
A new state law takes effect in Florida Tuesday that is expected to restore voting rights to more than a million people with felony convictions -- despite questions from state officials about its implementation. Supporters of the law say there's nothing ambiguous about Amendment 4, which was approved by nearly 65% of Florida voters in the November midterm elections.
The new law says voting rights shall be restored to those with felony convictions who complete all terms of their sentence, including parole or probation, except those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense.
Happy to see that people can actually serve their time and get their rights restored. Buh bye Jim Crow.
More than 1 million Floridians with felony convictions get back their right to vote today
A new state law takes effect in Florida Tuesday that is expected to restore voting rights to more than a million people with felony convictions -- despite questions from state officials about its implementation. Supporters of the law say there's nothing ambiguous about Amendment 4, which was approved by nearly 65% of Florida voters in the November midterm elections.
The new law says voting rights shall be restored to those with felony convictions who complete all terms of their sentence, including parole or probation, except those convicted of murder or a felony sexual offense.
No worries, the majority of them will be back in jail. Once an offender always an offender. The statistics show the rate of re-offending is extremely high.
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