dagblog - Comments for "Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote" http://dagblog.com/link/bloomberg-pays-fines-32000-felons-florida-so-they-can-vote-32499 Comments for "Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote" en ‘Going Full Jim Crow’: http://dagblog.com/comment/289518#comment-289518 <a id="comment-289518"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/bloomberg-pays-fines-32000-felons-florida-so-they-can-vote-32499">Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p><a href="https://lawandcrime.com/high-profile/going-full-jim-crow-attorneys-hammer-florida-ag-for-criminally-investigating-bloombergs-payment-of-ex-felons-fines/">‘Going Full Jim Crow’: Attorneys Hammer Florida AG for Criminally Investigating Bloomberg’s Payment of Ex-Felons’ Fines</a></p> <p>By Jerry Lambe @ LawandCrime.com, Sep 23rd, 2020, 5:19 pm</p> <blockquote> <p> [...] <strong>Julie Ebenstein</strong>, a voting rights attorney with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), said the investigation was “ludicrous.”</p> <p>“This is ludicrous. Florida is ‘vote selling’ with its pay-to-vote system,” she said. “Now they’re investigating those who satisfy their unconstitutional requirement by paying?!?” [....]</p> </blockquote> </div></div></div> Thu, 24 Sep 2020 01:42:06 +0000 artappraiser comment 289518 at http://dagblog.com Mike Tyson's home state of http://dagblog.com/comment/289506#comment-289506 <a id="comment-289506"></a> <p><em>In reply to <a href="http://dagblog.com/link/bloomberg-pays-fines-32000-felons-florida-so-they-can-vote-32499">Bloomberg pays fines for 32,000 felons in Florida so they can vote</a></em></p> <div class="field field-name-comment-body field-type-text-long field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p> </p><div class="media_embed"> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" height="" width=""> <p dir="ltr" lang="en" xml:lang="en">Mike Tyson's home state of Nevada signed a law in 2019 to restore voting rights to all persons convicted of a felony upon release from prison, which will allow him to participate in this year's election. <a href="https://t.co/lhqJXeHqhm">https://t.co/lhqJXeHqhm</a></p> — CNN (@CNN) <a href="https://twitter.com/CNN/status/1308745471184318470?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 23, 2020</a></blockquote> <script async="" charset="utf-8" height="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" width=""></script></div> </div></div></div> Wed, 23 Sep 2020 23:55:08 +0000 artappraiser comment 289506 at http://dagblog.com