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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsWatching the race in Staten Island. I just had a hmm moment
Convicted felon and former Congressman Michael Grimm is running for the GOP primary in Staten Island NY. On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion. Weird to me that a convicted felon cannot vote in elections, but they can run for office?
yes, this guy...
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Watching the race in Staten Island. I just had a hmm moment (Original Post)
SummerSnow
Jun 2018
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Like other gang members, mobsters, prisoners and thugs. . . he now has street creds.
TheBlackAdder
Jun 2018
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Vinca
(50,266 posts)1. I heard this afternoon he's ahead of the other Republican. Mind boggling.
TheBlackAdder
(28,183 posts)4. Like other gang members, mobsters, prisoners and thugs. . . he now has street creds.
bottomofthehill
(8,329 posts)2. It depends on the State as to weather or not a felon can vote
Depending on which state you live in, If you have served your sentence your rights can immediately be restored
NutmegYankee
(16,199 posts)3. Very few states still do lifetime bans on felons voting.
It was a legacy of Segregation and a slew of BS felonies that whites just never seemed to get charged with...