Bloomberg raises millions to help Florida felons vote

Added on September 22nd, 2020 by tiki bot | Report Post
Tags:Election 2020, Florida

Democratic billionaire and former presidential candidate Michael Bloomberg is helping Florida felons pay their debts so they can vote in the presidential election.

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MalcoveMagnesia (#2270)

5 years ago

I’m pretty sure that vote buying is illegal within the USA, but this specific instance is okay because anything to get rid of the Bad Orange Man™.

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tiki god (#1) (MCS+)

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5 years ago

This wasn’t vote buying, it was paying for the illegal poll tax that Florida enacted immediately after the citizens voted to allow people that did their time in prison to vote.

MalcoveMagnesia (#2270)

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5 years ago

so no meaningful penalty for not paying fines or court costs then? That’s great! I’ll have to remember that next time I do excessive speeding in Florida.

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tiki god (#1) (MCS+)

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5 years ago

please do, it would be insane to take away your right to vote or your second amendment rights just because of something you did 10 years ago.

MalcoveMagnesia (#2270)

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5 years ago

Taking away second amendment rights after getting out of the clink for Murder or Manslaughter? *clutches pearls*. Oh the humanity! I never thought I’d see the day a Leftist comes out against gun control.

Seriously, requiring ex-felons to pay their court fines before getting rights restored seems totally reasonable to me. Punishment for crimes is often more than simply doing time.

Last edited 5 years ago by MalcoveMagnesia

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tiki god (#1) (MCS+)

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5 years ago

how have you been around here this long and not known I have a hard on for long guns?

paying new costs after someone gets out of prison is what we’re talking about here, not restitution payments as part of a sentence. the amendment that we voted on, and passed, was that after the sentencing requirements were fulfilled, the citizens should have their rights returned to them.