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InsearchofStarfish
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bloomberg now paying off debts/fines from florida prisoners
Sep 22 2020 09:27AM more by InsearchofStarfish
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Bloomberg raises $16 million to help ex-felons in Florida vote

raised? that's funny...he says nope

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg and his political operation have raised more than $16 million from supporters and foundations over the last week to pay the court fines and fees for over 30,000 Black and Latino voters in Florida with felonies, allowing them to vote in the upcoming election.

sure florida is happy to get the money they would never have gotten...be interested to see exactly how they are getting these people to vote? is there an agreement on fines paid and actually voting?

or just a blanket pay everyone's off and see what happens?




      
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InsearchofStarfish
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Sep 22 2020 10:46AM     link to this

sorry that was mostly cut/paste from CNN...normally I make a big block of rows between interjections...forgot to do it this time

went to the supreme court and they upheld it...RBG dissented btw





CUMAlot
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Sep 22 2020 02:45PM     link to this

Lol, all the voting folks here are absolutely innocent.
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Sep 22 2020 03:05PM     link to this

Absolutely!!!!
InsearchofStarfish
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Sep 22 2020 04:40PM     link to this

i would like to see how they get these 30000 to vote...you know, for paying off their debt.

i doubt they are paying it for nothing
thedon60
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Sep 22 2020 05:59PM     link to this

The Constitution basically says citizens 18 and older can vote. And there is a provision against poll taxes.
YINZER
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Sep 22 2020 06:28PM     link to this

Good for him. Change has been way too long coming. Every free American of voting age who wants to vote should be able to vote. And every vote should count.
oldbaldy69
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Sep 22 2020 09:44PM     link to this

link below, if you're interested then read

yes, to me, this is just another form of a poll tax which is devised to disenfranchise poor people

I believe in a democracy you must allow everyone to vote or how can you claim authority over people if they can't have any say in the process of making or changing laws. Of course these people are probably all anti authoritarian, butt so what? Let every body vote and majority rules

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InsearchofStarfish
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Sep 23 2020 06:26AM     link to this

FL atty general looking at this now...doesn't look good for bloomberg



KaiserSoce
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Sep 23 2020 08:49AM     link to this

“Let every body vote and majority rules”

1. At some point we decided that when you commit a felony, you forfeit your right to participate in society in certain ways. I think the law should be changed. I don’t think that should be a “life sentence.” Once you “have paid your debt to society”, I believe voting privileges I be reinstated.
I also think we should change laws... not try to find ways to circumvent them.

2. We live in a representative democracy.... majority doesn’t “rule”... and God help us if it ever does.
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Sep 23 2020 10:28AM     link to this

Yes. Especially when felonies in many states concern only marijuana.
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