Joe hits voter suppression laws, states we're seeing a return to Jim Crow.

[Drunken Irishman]

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[Cha]

1. Thanks, Biden!

[Funtatlaguy]

2. He needs to call out Florida's Governor on this.

[Cha]

5. Yes!

[Haggis for Breakfast]

6. DeSatanic does not care.

[Drunken Irishman]

9. Biden has called out Florida...

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[Cha]

10. Thanks, Good to Know!

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ReTweeted!

[lunasun]

3. say it Joe !

[ananda]

4. Jim Crow already roared back in a good while ago!

Nt

[R B Garr]

7. K&R!

[JonLP24]

8. One of them is felony disenfranchisement

What is Joe's position on that?

Jim Crow’s
Lasting Legacy
At The Ballot Box
Denying voting rights to
people with felony convictions
has roots in racist laws.

https://www.themarshallproject.org/2018/08/20/jim-crow-s-lasting-legacy-at-the-ballot-box

[Skya Rhen]

11. Perhaps Joe is mainstream whereby felons who already served their time should be allowed to vote..

[JonLP24]

12. They never took it away period unless for something like bribery

Until the 15th amendment then they created felony disenfranchisement so it is directly rooted in Jim Crow which is still around so this specific policy isn't sneaking back. It's already there.

Over 70 civil rights groups & the ACLU support the end of felony disenfranchisement so if that is his position he is on the wrong side of history.

[Hortensis]

17. I don't find a position by him. Most of our candidates

support restoration of rights after sentences are served, but "have a conversation" for rights while in prison. Elections are handled at the state level, so I can understand not taking positions on this controversial issue unnecessarily. Buttigieg did -- he's against voting while in prison and for after.

For anyone who wondered why Bernie Sanders suddenly got passionate about this while blowing off almost all other issues PoC consider theirs, just remember Biden currently polls very high among PoC.

Fwiw, to me the vote is sacred and I've always been with the ACLU on this, and this expert:

"I think if you were starting with a clean sheet, you'd start with the idea that, in a democracy, everyone should have the right to vote. Rather, we're starting from a sheet that has centuries of racial oppression, class oppression, and a high degree of disenfranchisement, and so that's the status quo."

Start with federal laws protecting the voting rights of a large majority of felons during and after prison, which would eliminate patterns of prosecuting to disenfranchise. This could leave some flexibility for states to apply limits for some classes of crimes according to the wishes of their people.

[Hekate]

13. Thank you, Joe. I've been calling it the New Jim Crow myself. nt

[MineralMan]

14. Sneaking back in? More like driving in, rolling coal in an F350 diesel truck.

[NYMinute]

15. Right on .... nt

[NurseJackie]

16. Yes, please! I'd rather see this as a campaign centerpiece instead of...

Yes, please! This is a winning issue and an important issue. Honestly, I'd rather see this as a campaign centerpiece instead of a misguided obsession in giving voting rights to murderers, rapists and convicted paedophiles.