democracy at work
From Yahoo News:
It is odd to me that felons cannot vote after they've served their time, but it really doesn't surprise me a whole lot that Republicans are often the ones preventing any reform there (just like they were the one against those evil motor voter laws that made it easier for people -- including youths and [yikes!] blacks -- to register). Dropping the sarcasm a bit, this is one of those things that pushed me away from the Republican Party several years ago...a sort of repressed racism of sorts.
Millions of U.S. citizens, including a disproportionate number of black voters, will be blocked from voting in the Nov. 2 presidential election because of legal barriers, faulty procedures or dirty tricks, according to civil rights and legal experts.
The largest category of those legally disenfranchised consists of almost 5 million former felons who have served prison sentences and been released.
In total, 13 percent of all black men are barred from voting due to a felony conviction, according to the Commission on Civil Rights. Polls consistently find that black Americans overwhelmingly vote for Democrats.
It is odd to me that felons cannot vote after they've served their time, but it really doesn't surprise me a whole lot that Republicans are often the ones preventing any reform there (just like they were the one against those evil motor voter laws that made it easier for people -- including youths and [yikes!] blacks -- to register). Dropping the sarcasm a bit, this is one of those things that pushed me away from the Republican Party several years ago...a sort of repressed racism of sorts.
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