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muriel_volestrangler

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9. Jess Walker (books editor of libertarian Reason magazine!) sums this up:

Reply to brooklynite (Original post)

Thu Sep 24, 2020, 09:00 AM

Sep 2020

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'If I understand the state of Florida's position here, it is: "These fines have nothing to do with voting, so they can't be a poll tax. But if you help people pay them off, you're interfering illegally in an election."'

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Moody wants investigation into Bloomberg donations to pay off Florida felons' fines [View all] brooklynite Sep 2020 OP

So they're admitting it's a poll tax then nt sweetloukillbot Sep 2020 #1

Indeed jorgevlorgan Sep 2020 #2

Bloomberg is making me smile Warpy Sep 2020 #3

So they don't want all the money being collected?? Bev54 Sep 2020 #4

Bloomberg has an army of lawyers. Mz Pip Sep 2020 #5

Moody is full of shit. Bloomberg is not paying the fines in exchange for voting "a certain way." SunSeeker Sep 2020 #6

Those GOP'ers sure hate voting and democracy. Dem2theMax Sep 2020 #7

Hopefully Florida Takes The Money Sierra89 Sep 2020 #8

Jess Walker (books editor of libertarian Reason magazine!) sums this up: muriel_volestrangler Sep 2020 #9

Nope Roy Rolling Sep 2020 #10

Then they admitted IN WRITING it's a poll tax, and thus illegal obamanut2012 Sep 2020 #11

no case. He is not telling people who to vote for or even to vote still_one Sep 2020 #12

Bloomberg is donating to the Florida Rights Restoration Coalition csziggy Sep 2020 #13