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1. Just say'n, the way things usually get negotiated in the back channels is like this:
Sun May 28, 2017, 09:37 PM
May 2017

(This is just a for instance) GOP isn't going to want to allow restoring felon voting rights, unless they get something in return that can offset the losses at the voting booth. (My opinion) I am especially thinking about whatever negotiations resulted in the Frankensteined gerrymandered district that set up one minority seat, in return for strongholds for the GOP just about everywhere else. It was deemed unconstitutional by the Court, but not before the damage was done.

And I'm just saying, Mr. Kruppenbacher is a strong GOP leaning political attorney, so, we may be saying rah-rah for restoring felon voting rights, but be on the look out for what we are going to give up in return.

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