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kerry-is-my-prez

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Thu Aug 17, 2017, 09:13 PM Aug 2017

Petition to allow ex-felons to vote in Florida instead of having a lifetime ban. Could turn FL blue. [View all]

Surprise, surprise but Florida is one of three states that bans felons from voting for their entire lifetime. Many of these people probably have a drug charge and may have turned their lives around. You are able to go waaay up North to Tallahassee and go in front of the governor (Rick Scott) to try to get your voting rights back, but people are always turned down. As a result, huge number of minorities cannot vote. Basically, this number has been large enough to allow Republicans to "win" the presidency for Trump and Bush. Al Gore would have been president if not for this....

Here's a petition for folks to sign if you live in Florida or have friends on Facebook who are or to donate:

https://www.miamirights.com

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