This thread says everything we need to know about the Dem party

[SSG Snuggle Bunny]

applegrove (79,905 posts)

Florida may restore voting rights to 1.7 million ex-felons: So long, Republicans!

AMANDA MARCOTTE at Salon

https://www.salon.com/2018/01/01/florida-may-restore-voting-rights-to-1-7-million-ex-felons-so-long-republicans/

"SNIP..........


Of the states that swung to Donald Trump in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama in 2012, Florida, with its 29 votes in the Electoral College, was by far the biggest. It's also one of the most prominent examples of how voter suppression efforts are distorting the political system, usually to benefit Republicans who would struggle to win in a more representative democracy. Florida's law bans anyone convicted of a felony from voting, for the rest of their lives. This means that nearly 1.7 million Floridians — more than one in 10 voting-age adults — are permanently barred from the polls.

Now a group of grassroots activists with Floridians for a Fair Democracy and the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition is working to change the law. Activists have been circulating a statewide petition to create a ballot initiative in November 2018 that would restore the rights of those convicted of a felony to vote after they have completed their sentence. The campaign is on track for success, at least in getting the initiative on the ballot. With one month to go until the deadline, nearly 85 percent of the ballots necessary to succeed have been signed by Florida voters.

While Trump's narrow and implausible electoral victory has drawn attention to the issue of voter suppression, for many working on the campaign it's less about electoral politics and more about basic issues of fairness in the criminal justice system.

“These individuals have all done their time, they’ve paid their debt, and it’s the right thing to do," Jen Tolentino of Rock the Vote, which has been supporting the grassroots activists in Florida, told Salon. "Once somebody has served their time, they should have the ability to actually be reintroduced to our community and participate in a meaningful way.”

https://www.democraticunderground.com/100210045936

Criminals and reprobates are the constituency of the democrats

[Tess Anderson]

Yes, they are and they think this is one of their big ways to expand their base, besides all these immigrants and illegal aliens.


Wendy (dummy "Applegrove") isn't even an American citizen, much less a Florida resident but makes me wonder if she'd support restoring 2A rights to felons as well.

[zeitgeist]

When it comes to Democratics, a picture is worth a thousand words:



or maybe two.

[Karin]

Over at the thread, they're hoping for a big invasion of Puerto Ricans. 

[Texacon]

Who would have thought that all those ex cons would be intellectually elite.

 

KC

[zeitgeist]

Over at the thread, they're hoping for a big invasion of Puerto Ricans.

The big invasion happened long ago (they were trying to get them back in the 40's).  DU as always is a bit behind the times when it comes to the demographics.  (I won't post them here but IIRC there have been more PR's in the US than in PR for a long time).  What they (DU) fail to understand is not all of PR's love socialism.  In fact, many flee the island because of it. 

It is a lovely island but it has a dark secret that DU doesn't seem to know about.  'Ricans can be some RACIST sumbitches.    Yes, it is true.  And you don't even want to get them started on the Cubans.     They don't work and play well together either.

Now how about them Haitians?  

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