More seriously, before the Voting Rights Act, states used all kinds of bullshit eligibility requirements to help make sure that only the right kind of people were able to participate in democracy. A vast amount of our national history has been expended on efforts to expand or retract the franchise. The battle in Florida pits the voters of the state (who overwhelmingly think that those who have paid their debt to society should be eligible to participate in it) against the politicians of Florida (for whom the voters are inconvenient barriers to the continued holding of political power). I expect this to go back and forth for quite some time.
There are very few countries with as few Supreme Court Justices as we have:
I looked at just a few countries at random. Bhutan does have fewer than we do, with five, but Belgium has twelve and Costa Rica 22 (with plenty of substitutes available). Austria’s constitution mandates a minimum of seven, but in practice they have over 70! Not much room for personality cults in that field.
No doubt. I wonder if this phenomenon is unique to American democracy. This is an excellent example of the modern day corrupting influence of slavery on society and democracy (obviously, there are others).
I don’t see how this passes a prohibition on Ex post facto laws. Article Nine, Section Three of the US Constitution.
If pay back of fees was not a condition of your conviction, how can it be imposed after you have served your term? Perhaps years later? And what about Due Process?
Come on down we could use you. I live in Tampa which is blue enough, but wished I lived in Val Demmings area. The impeachment showed her to be a vibrant, articulate representative, possibly presidential material.
Silly me; I always believed the Attorney General to be the nation’s “top law enforcement officer.” Thanks, President Trump for clearing that up for me…delusional and dangerous. I’m still hoping for that stroke or a massive heart attack.
Thankfully a myriad of factors and circumstances largely out of their control renders them powerless to do anything significant about their plight. Otherwise the rest of us would have to compete with them for various resources. But Jesus still loves them.
I’m reminded of the adage that if the adulterer spent half the energy being good to their spouse as they spend lying, sneaking and chasing around after a new honey, their marriage problems would be solved and everyone would win.
In this telling, it’s Republicans who should discern good policies that actually benefit their voters, instead of always trolling to own the libs, they won’t need this vote suppression shit.
What is an “ex-felon”? You’re an ex-convict once you’re released from prison. Aren’t you a felon forever once you’ve been convicted of a felony? (Unless your conviction gets overturned…)
