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Sunday, April 8, 2018

Disenfranchisement Textbook Nugget

There’s no good reason to stop felons from voting (George Will) from the Washington Post
"Meade is one of 1.6 million disenfranchised Florida felons — more than the total number of people who voted in 22 separate states in 2016. He is one of the more than 20 percent of African American Floridians disenfranchised. The state has a low threshold for felonious acts: Someone who gets into a bar fight, or steals property worth $300 — approximately two pairs of Air Jordans — or even drives without a licensefor a third time can be disenfranchised for life. "

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