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Over Two Million People Stand to Regain the Right to Vote in Five States (www.democracydocket.com)
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I'm not entirely against disenfranchising felons, however if'n you're going to do that, you shouldn't be counting them as part of the voting age population.

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[–] ShimmeringKoi@hexbear.net 0 points 1 year ago

Historically, it's served the purpose of stripping political power from overpoliced communities to ensure that those most at the mercy of the carceral industry are given the least power to legally change anything about it.