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Well, he won't have to worry about voting lines ~~anymore~~ for a while.
Illinois allows felons to vote once they finished their sentence.
This is a good thing. It applies to everyone, not just the people we disagree with.
It would be a little better if everyone could vote, regardless of felony stays.
Felons can't vote in the USA?
How can a felon be a presidential candidate but another felon can not vote for him?
I truly do not understand USA.
Just imagine three weapons manufactures hiding in a trench coat pretending to be a government, and you can work backwards from there.
Easy. Laws do not apply to the rich and powerful.
Until the last decade or so, felons could not vote. Recently, several states have opened a pathway for felons to regain their right to vote.
Thanks - edited my snark.
And he obviously hasn’t been convicted yet so yeah he’d be free to vote.
Something tells me that, being under arrest, he’s not gonna be allowed to vote.
Michigan doesn't do cash bail anymore, so unless a DA pushes for a hearing to hold him as a danger, he may be out later today in time to vote.
Considering the circumstances, that may just end up being the case.
Yes under arrest he’d be screwed but as someone else stated he’ll likely be out in time.
I’ve been arrested before, and never was I out in fewer than 18 hours. That would not give him enough time to get back to the polls to vote.
Oh I completely agree on both counts. I’ve had family members that have been incarcerated before and it was a very slow process.
Then why did you say that he’d likely be out in time?
Because they likely WANT him out in time to vote. But that’s just a guess. Plus it’s a different state with different rules.
Good thing it’s not up to the cops. He would have to be arraigned first, and the wheels of justice move so goddamn fucking slow. That’s not going to suddenly change today.
I'm a little fuzzy on the rules in Illinois right now, since they got rid of bail, but I think a prosecutor has to request a hearing to have him held until trial. Otherwise he will be processed and released pending trial. He could, conceivably be out in time to vote today.
He is a clear danger to others so odds might be against him there, also.
Lol you've never been to Illinois.
He doesn't have to worry since he's about to be a felon
Not until convicted. My point is, if he's out today, he can vote today.
But he'll have to wait in line, and we all know how that goes
He’d have to go to the same polling place though, right? Seems unlikely the people he assaulted would be keen to let him back in.
I don't know. I'm not certain that they could legally stop him as long as he behaves himself.
So if he tried to jump the line to vote, got arrested, and now can’t vote. Sound strategy.