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To: KeyLargo
“People of the gun” do elect a lot of republicans, and that is a good thing. The crooks who use the guns in violent ways are more likely than not to be the same people pandered to by democrats. Who, after all,salivates at the thought of allowing ex prisoners the right to vote?
12 posted on 12/03/2007 5:21:37 AM PST by billhilly (I was republican when republican wasn't cool. (With an apology to Barbara Mandrell.))
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To: billhilly

“Who, after all,salivates at the thought of allowing ex prisoners the right to vote?”

As of May 10, 2007 all 50 states allow felons to vote. Restrictions
apply in some states.

The two most restrictive are Kentucky, where voting rights can be
restored only when the Governor approves an application for an
executive pardon for reinstatement of voting rights from an
individual after completion of his/her sentence.

Mississippi, where An individual, after completion of their sentence,
must go to his or her state representative and convince them to
personally author a bill reenfranchising that individual. Both houses
of the legislature must then pass the bill, and the governor must
sign it. Each year about 10 to 12 people are re-enfranchised in
Mississippi.

25 states allow felons to vote after serving their sentences and
parole or supervised release, 13 states allow felons to vote as soon
as they leave prison, 2 states, (Maine and Vermont) allow
incarcerated felons to vote.

The other 8 states allow felons to vote with less severe restrictions
such as applying to county boards or waiting 2 to 5 years after
completion of sentence.

http://www.felonvotingprocon.org/pop/StateLaws.htm


78 posted on 12/03/2007 7:29:52 AM PST by Graybeard58 ( Remember and pray for SSgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
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To: billhilly

Democrats critiminalize legal behavior and defend actual criminal behavior.


143 posted on 12/03/2007 11:37:52 AM PST by winner3000
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