>>>>>Florida has over 30,000 felons registered to vote, which is in violation of Florida law. The story says Ds outnumber Rs by 2 to 1. I'll bet that is new math. My experience says it's more like 100 to 1. More to follow. . . .
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>>>>>http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/local/southflorida/sfl-flbfelons1012sboct12,0,3762352.story
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>>>>I have to admit I'm a bit amazed that any state has a law that says a citizen can't vote. 10 states have this sort of law - astonishing.
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>>>Don't do tha crime, if ya can't do tha time, don't do it! . . . .
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>>According to the article 25,000 of the 30,000 have done their time. Do you want to go on punishing them? Not baiting you, honest question.
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>The answer is they should follow the law. In Tennessee, they can vote again, if they go before the court that convicted them and petition for a restoration of rights. Oh, and they have to stay out of jail. These thugs in Florida haven't done what they are supposed to do, so they should not be allowed to vote. Personally, once a person has served their time, and gone through the procedures, I have no problem. It's about following the law, not the party, or the fact they are criminals. However, if they ever get another felony convictioin, I think they should be exiled to the middle of the ocean.

Sounds like Tennessee is one of the 10 states, then. Isn't the norm that a felon has voting rights, without needing to petition for it, after serving their sentence, probation, and parole? We probably disagree but I think that's as it should be. Ex-cons can get driver's licenses. They can open businesses. They can go to college. They can pay taxes, I darn sure bet. But they can't vote? Come on.