Activist Desmond Meade calls it the “Juneteenth Effect.” States across the country have been expanding access to voting rights for formerly incarcerated persons – but most of them don’t know their voting rights have been restored. Meade tells Alicia Menendez, “It reminds me of the story where the slaves in Galveston did not realize they were free until two years after the Emancipation Proclamation.”
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Voting Rights Are Being Restored For Millions Of Former Felons | MSNBC
If you’re an American and you are of age, you should be able to vote, freely and unhampered by anyone else… It’s your right … End of…
More gibberish. There’s nothing wrong with our election process. Cry harder, you’re really good at it.
@CShield denial can lead to perminent mental disorders. Dont let your narcissistic tendencies get in the way of facts.
That’s great princess. I’m not reading your crybaby drivel anymore, you’re boring. Vote, don’t vote…up to you.
@CShield watch those gender words. Unless your a trumper. You sure act alot like them
Cool story princess…cry more.
As former felons they have the penalty so must vote
The GOP has been manipulating the system for decades as it now doing, making it harder to vote and
gerrymandering. The voting restrictions in AZ upheld by corrupt supreme court judges is disgusting.
The GOP have been selling themselves to rich people and corporations for too long.
What exacly was restricted in the AZ supreme court decision other then the constitution, After all the job of a supreme court is to decided if something is constitutional or not, So does constitutional mean restrictive to democrats
@Billy H.Gunn restricted voting IS unconstitutional
“Arrest minorities for non-violent crimes like drug possession, then take away their voting rights. It will save us the trouble of having to suppress their votes when they get out.” – republican strategy
@Russell Jordan whether it was aimed at them or not it shouldn’t be allowed to pass. SCOTUS was dead wrong on this one
@Atheos B. Sapien exactly why that Democratic Party no longer exists.
@Billy H.Gunn how many illegals voted exactly?
@Barbara Ann that was my point it wasnt aimed at them and if you brought it up that way mentioning its everyones problem they may be in even bigger support of opposing it.
@Russell Jordan I totally get your point and was just agreeing.:)
The only people in my life ive ever heard say they wanted more restrictions on voting or disqualifying people from voting were republican. I wonder why.
@Kevin Nelson you’re entitled to your opinion. Wrong or not you are allowed your opinion
@Jock Young i not only believe it ive watched you both do it. Did you think we were all blind?
@Hugh Jorgan No they love laws and forcing free people to adhere to the hive mind set, what they hate is being responsible for their own actions, Get pregnant have an abortion, didnt save for college just have tax payers foot the bill, Afraid of covid just make everyone else wear a mask, Create a high crime inner-city culture blame racism, Everything they do is either to escape consequence or pinthe consequences on someone else, i hear white male republicans are a trending target these days
@Russell Jordan This is good satire.
@Detritiv0re ya leftist propaganda is usually great satire then it swaps to terrifyingly insane. They dont have a inbetween.
The people of FLA voted by 65% – to allow people to VOTE and have a 2nd chance at Democracy:)…
How bout just decriminalising all crimes so no ones a felon.
The “bad ones” really don’t give a dam about voting, that’s not what their gig is… and the ‘good ones’ are stupidly prevented from being completely reformed. Who is served by that? The prison industrial complex?
They can get back their 2A rights as well.
Back in the day we had News stations. Now days we only have Propaganda Pushers with weather. 💯
So TRUMP and his clan should not be afraid they won’t be able to vote in the future!
Let them vote they paid their debt to society
All you Mexicans who are here illegally can vote in our election as well. The democraps are counting on it.
Get em registered ,and don’t pay that hateful voter suppression mess no mind, just keep on moving forward,we are the Majority
I’m sure that’s the first thing they think about. Voting.
sometimes this like button needs to be capable of counting in multiples…
because that was worth about a 1000, thanks!!
Good progress. They have paid their debts to society and deserve their voting rights back.
Psssst , hey Florida…. NOT ALL FELONS ARE RETHUGLICONS !! It won’t increase your supply of corrupt thugs in the party of HATE ! BIDEN/HARRIS 2024