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10-12-2008, 07:30 PM #1
30,000 Florida felons Still Registed to Vote
With ACORN and now this I'm losing faith in the system. It is funny to see that felons are registered Democrats two to 1. :)
More than 30,000 Florida felons who by law should have been stripped of their right to vote remain registered to cast ballots in this presidential battleground state, a Sun Sentinel investigation has found.
Many are faithful voters, with at least 4,900 turning out in past elections.
Another 5,600 are not likely to vote Nov. 4 — they're still in prison.
Of the felons who registered with a party, Democrats outnumber Republicans more than two to one.
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10-12-2008, 07:34 PM #2
where do you possibly find these things
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10-12-2008, 10:20 PM #3
Well of course, because 2/3 of all felons are in there for buying, selling, or owning marijuana, and the other 1/3 are in there for gun violence. Isn't THAT interesting?
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10-14-2008, 02:20 AM #4
Well of course, because 2/3 of all felons are in there for buying, selling, or owning marijuana, and the other 1/3 are in there for gun violence. Isn't THAT interesting?
So, only two crimes are committed in all of America? You are going to have to show me this one because I was under the assumption that their were hundreds of laws that you could be put in jail for.
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10-14-2008, 01:34 PM #5
You'd think so, but no. Turns out there's only the two. And speaking of which, there's only two sports in America as well: throwing balls and beating people up.
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10-14-2008, 01:42 PM #6
does it matter what they are in jail for? A felon is a felon and should not be voting.
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10-14-2008, 01:46 PM #7
Yeah, because Darwin made them do it, right? FOUR LEGS GOOD, TWO LEGS BAD!
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10-14-2008, 01:47 PM #8
nope. they chose with their own free will. Thus, there are consequences. Or at least there are supposed to be.
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10-14-2008, 01:52 PM #9
Maybe we could just find an island to ship them all off to. Then we can come back in 300 years to see if they haven't all killed each other. And if they haven't, we'll see if they have any cultural aspects we can exploit and any animal-loving celebrities we can kill.
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10-14-2008, 02:09 PM #10
i couldn't disagree with you more....to me this sounds like you don't consider a felon a person anymore...like they have no chance at rehabilitation or anything...once a felon, always a scumbag right? kinda harsh coming from a minister...no offense
In Pennsylvania, felons are allowed to vote...the 14th ammendment allows states to bar criminals from voting and is up to each state...so if Florida doesn't allow it, fine...but in my opinion, this type of law is aimed at minorities (ridiculously uneven sentences) and poor people (cant afford good lawyers to defend themselves)
Obviously felons that are currently incarcerated shouldn't be allowed to vote, because the purpose of prison is to take away freedom...however, some states (like Florida) don't allow you to vote even after you have done your time and paid your debt to society. In Florida, even if you are no longer on parole or probation and are "free", you still can't vote...Does that make any sense?
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Originally Posted by mikesilvia 
