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In reply to the discussion: Va. Supreme Court strikes down McAuliffe’s felon voting rights restoration in 4-3 decision [View all]scscholar
(2,902 posts)1. This is sad
You should get all rights back except for those gun things.
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Va. Supreme Court strikes down McAuliffe’s felon voting rights restoration in 4-3 decision [View all]
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2016
OP
We need a national law protecting everyone's voting rights. Or a better legal case to
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#2
A starting point would be a Constitutionally enumerated affirmative right to vote
loyalsister
Jul 2016
#6
There's an affirmative right to own guns and felons don't get those rights back
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#12
He's now saying he will sign all 220k individually if need be. Or at least the 13k who registered
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2016
#13
I don't think so, he just needs to send them something that complyies with the law.
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#25
How many of those 200,000 are currently serving a prison sentence out of that
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#36
There is a means to change the VA constitution, executive decree isn't it
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#40
i think you should learn about Jim Crow and which party controlled the South at the time
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#42
SCOTUS already decided this issue in the 70's. The States are not illegally disenfranchising anyone
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#46
He lost the right to vote because of his conviction. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#37