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Saeed Jones@theferocity.bsky.social |
There is no justifying felons being disenfranchised if it’s also okay for felons to run for president.
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Jenny Staff Johnson
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I like the way he said it:
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gamera obscura
@ohrobin.bsky.social
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This country loves to forgive a rich white felon.
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Guy
@e-warren.bsky.social
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Couldn’t get a job with a police department but president is ok.
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G's Inevitable Flash Sideways
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I mean, worth noting that DC is one of just three places in the country where felon voting rights are fully unrestricted. Too bad Trump's a resident of New York, lol. Gotta complete any prison sentence before he can vote for himself!
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Frannie, herself.
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You are absolutely correct. But trumplicans will never, ever abandon the fear inducing & base incensing issue of CRIME CONTROL. This despite every congressional report, academic study and most every CJS alumni attesting to the fact that rehabilitation & reintegration works. They don’t care.
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Warren Terra
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Fuck Trump, but also of course there's no justifying felon disenfranchisement.
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✨vyoletkyss✨
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It's so idiots like Trump don't imprison their political enemies to eliminate them from running. He can run, but how effective is he going to be being president from prison? If he survives in prison to the election. 🤷♀️ Maybe the rampant covid in prisons will sort this one out.
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Dr Ieithydd (Carys)
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Somehow being eligible to vote in the election seems like a good basis for being eligible to stand (except in cases of restricted electorates like Deanery Synod reps electing to Diocesan and General Synod in the CofE, but anyone on electoral roll in a CofE church can stand)
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Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Reply Guy
@elandobbs.bsky.social
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These concepts are not unrelated!
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Stef @wikisteff@mastodon.social Christensen
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In the contrary, there is a very good justification, Saeed. Felons being disenfranchised means that it is easier for one team to win elections. Felons running as president is also viewed as necessary for that same team to win elections.
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Ron S.
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When you're right, you're right...
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grhoda
@grhoda.bsky.social
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in canada we let prisoners vote and bar felons from holding office in parliament
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John O'Keefe
@jokeefe28.bsky.social
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It's only logical that felons can't vote but they can be president
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Carl Nyberg
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The one type of crime I support removing voting rights for is crimes to influence election outcomes. For example, when Jeb Bush & Katherine Harris illegally removed people from the voting rolls they should have been prosecuted and lost their voting rights.
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LFS (He/Him)
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Facts
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The Lost Scot 🏴🇨🇦
@lostscot.bsky.social
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It's going to get real slimy when recruiters keep trying to hold criminal records against potential employees in future.
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🏴☠️ martino flex, esq. 🏴☠️
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i absolutely agree. but for both cases, it can only happen after it's legally binding and with no more possibility for an appeal.
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Indorfin
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man who always assumes that the US government is reasonable: sir, you obviously have this backwards
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E-W
@edashw.bsky.social
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First half of your sentence holds up too
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Ðavid Þetraitis
@davidpetraitis.bsky.social
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I don't expect Repugs to get that particular bit of hypocrisy
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DDMEGADUDU
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Right, there is a sleight of hand going on in public morals convo. convicted felons should indeed have the right to vote, just maybe not the right to control the executive branch of the government straight away 🤔
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Steph White
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Well said. I was struggling with how to reconcile my liberal values with my desire for TFG to lose his right to vote.
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The future producer of “Himbo Heist”
@legalminimum.bsky.social
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Even just the first half of that skeet is true.
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Huntington W. Sharp
@huntingtonsharp.bsky.social
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See also: forbidden from military service but OK to be commander in chief.
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Bill Shirley
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We’ll certainly see felon re-enfranchisement on the Republican Party Platform this year. 🤔
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Gina Arnold
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I can't believe there isn't a law against it. Isn't there?
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Bill Stewart
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Running from prison has been ok, and not just for Sinn Fein. Eugene Debs, imprisoned for illegally preaching Socialism. Lyndon LaRouche, imprisoned for scamming his donors, which is much closer to Trump's case. And NY would let Felon Trump vote if he's not in prison, so FL will too.
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Linda A
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It’s on a state by state basis. Florida has laws against felons voting, but I’m sure DeSantis will give Trump some sort of dispensation.
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Gaseous Gold
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Nearly broke my fuckin thumb liking this post
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Marguerite
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No need to drone on with “Nobody is above the law” platitude BS. It’s also an insult to the American people to claim that this “justice system” is “what makes our democracy.” They could populate a small country with the number of prisoners we have here, & as long as T doesn’t join their ranks, STFU.
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Marguerite
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Especially when disenfranchised felons weren’t even doing time for violent crimes. Whereas Trump has killed at least a million people, from Covid, domestic violence from instigations from his toxic trap (mouth), our allies in Afghanistan and Iraq, & probably more.
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Magic Sky Publishing ☭ ☮️ 🇵🇸
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Or period
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Kristy Koth
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I don’t think Trump should be allowed on the ballot in any state that doesn’t let felons vote. Anything else would be hypocritical. Oh, wait.
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ŠequencedLife
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I don’t remember - can they?
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Dennis Just 🌵
@sciencepolice.bsky.social
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This is one of many facets of Trump’s legal troubles that would be a perfect teachable moment for the pro-carceral/right folks, if they were capable of learning
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Riggs
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And crimes involving money are the felonies that keep you from getting a job so you are absolutely right
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Jymbo
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That is actually a valid straw man that isn't really a straw man argument...ya know
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Lia Vandammit 2.0
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I totally agree!!! The disenfranchisement of felons combined with race based policing is a post civil war attempt to disenfranchise Af. American voters (by %). It's a scandal & should end like the civil war statues. Canada does not disenfranchise felons (also has lower incarceration rate).
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Timid Tanuki
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It should honestly be switched - felons should always be able to vote, but they shouldn't be allowed to run for president, at least not until after they've served their time or had the conviction overturned :p
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Justin Buist
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You can vote with a felony conviction in all 50 states. A handful have things that will bar you for life. Murder, election interference...
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