[ April 24, 2024 ]
“Florida’s move to allow ex-felons to vote brings U.S. closer to international election norms.” That’s how the Washington Post destroyers rationalize this obscenity. What this really is, along with the large-scale voter fraud happening before our very eyes in Florida, is an attempt to ensure that the left doesn’t lose power. Some ex-felons are trying to turn their lives around, but most of them will reliably vote for the party of handouts and law enforcement laxity. That’s what the Democrats are counting on. They don’t care if they destroy the nation itself, as long as they retain power.
“Florida’s move to allow ex-felons to vote brings U.S. closer to international election norms,” by Adam Taylor, Washington Post, November 7, 2018 (thanks to Mark):
For many outside observers, the U.S. midterm elections were a stark reminder of how different the American political system is from their own — and how strange it can seem in comparison. There was widespread confusion among non-Americans, for example, about how Democrats could lose Senate seats though they won more total votes.
Story continues below advertisementBut if the vote showed off the quirks of the U.S. electoral system, the midterm elections also took a small but notable step in bringing the American system more closely into line with international norms. And, perhaps somewhat surprisingly, that step came from Florida.
On Tuesday, a clear majority of Floridians voted for a ballot initiative that could potentially restore voting rights to as many as 1.6 million ex-felons. The proposal, listed as Amendment 4 on the ballot, means that felons who have completed their full sentences would be given the vote again, with the exception of those convicted of murder or a sexual offense.
With almost all precincts reporting, the amendment passed with 64 percent in favor and 36 percent opposed.
The idea that all felons could be automatically barred from voting, with exemptions requiring individual petitions, is unusual even within the United States — only three other states (Kentucky, Iowa and Virginia) have similarly stringent laws, though many states have less extensive restrictions on felons voting. But it’s only by comparing such a ban to the practices of other developed democracies around the world a sense emerges of how out of line this policy is with international norms.
For example, take Europe. According to a 2006 study by the American Civil Liberties Union, “almost half of European countries allow all incarcerated people to vote while others disqualify only a small number of prisoners from the polls.” There are certain countries that block those currently incarcerated from voting — Britain, for example — though they largely have narrower restrictions than American states do.
What’s really different about the system in the United States, however, is that these restrictions can apply even after people convicted of felonies have served their complete sentences. In a state such as Florida, that could have meant that those convicted of a felony would lose their voting rights — even if they did not actually serve any jail time.
Globally, that is unusual — extremely unusual. Indeed, finding another country that allows a similar level of felon disenfranchisement is difficult. Armenia was once held up as the only country with restrictions that were similar, but the country amended its constitution in 2015 to allow more convicts to vote. Belgium and Luxembourg automatically restrict the vote for some convicts, but this rule applies only to those given the highest sentences — sentences that are handed out rarely when compared to the United States….
The U.S. electoral system is decentralized by design, with the 14th Amendment allowing each state to make its own rules about the right to vote. But the success of Amendment 4, as well as separate reenfranchisement efforts in Virginia, suggest that America might be able to iron out some of its election quirks and become more in line with other advanced democracies.
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5 years ago
They are aided by the dumb , ignorant Left/Liberal loons coming out of colleges/schools run by pro-jihadi left/liberal loons
And by the time they realise their stupidity they get assaulted , gang raped or murdered like this couple its too late for them https://tinyurl.com/yahupccy
5 years ago
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5 years ago
The founders of the US of A never imagined universal sufferage. And while their criteria to exercise the right to vote would, by today’s standards, be regarded as overly restrictive (you had to have a “stake in society”, which essentially essentially meant you had to be a Caucasian male landowner), I believe the concept of requiring a stake in society is a valid one.
I support representative democracy because I believe, over time, it promotes good government, not because I automatically confer any moral status on its decisions. But having everyone vote on matters of national import is not a long term solution to selecting those to lead the nation. There is a very real danger in the 21st century that our allegiance to “one person one vote” will lead to the supremacy of China, and that will be a calamity for the cause of freedom.
5 years ago
Allowing convicted felons to vote, provided they’ve completed their entire sentence, is actually in line with most of the USA (presuming no recidivism and also excluding the worst of the worst) The remaining significant holdout now is Virginia. The state before this was Alabama, which changed its laws to re-enfranchise anyone who has completed a sentence and didn’t commit one of 47 defined offenses.
5 years ago
1. Those who are truly trying to turn their lives around may just in fact vote conservative.
2. Those who haven’t probably won’t vote at all.
3. Most states allow for felons to vote after completing their sentence.
More problematic: The number I saw was this would affect 1.5 million Floridians. Anyone else have a problem that this is about 10% of the FL. adult population? Sounds a helluva lot more like Fl is a police state. 🙁
5 years ago
these Dodo left reminds me of the same ones who live in EU who still stretch out their arms in love towards moslems and look how they are being paid. LoI!
5 years ago
DEMS need the votes. Soon there will be no exceptions.
Criminals LOVE the DEMS. They have a connection.
5 years ago
They want this here too!
Swedish Parliament Considers Extending Full Voting Rights to Refugees, Foreigners
By Chris Tomlinson
11/9/18
The Swedish Left Party has introduced a parliamentary motion that would allow foreign nationals, as well as refugees, to vote in both national and European Parliament elections.
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https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2018/11/09/swedish-left-party-parliament-motion-expand-voting-rights-refugees-foreigners/
Trump is a major problem to he GLOBALISTS!
Globalists want mass immigration, no borders, no sovereignty and a one world government controlled by a handful of people.
5 years ago
5 years ago
I’m not a grandmother but proud of this one!
5 years ago
An American who has done all of there sentence should be welcomed back as a full citizen not a half citizen who is punnished for the rest of their life. There is noting in the constitution about depriving Americans of there rights. A free American is a free American .
5 years ago
An American who has done all of there sentence should be welcomed back as a full citizen not a half citizen who is punnished for the rest of their life. There is noting in the constitution about depriving Americans of there rights. A free American is a free American .
5 years ago
Demoncrap nature to scrounge votes no matter where their constituency lies. After all, many Demoncraps think of retiring there.
Well, that what they call rewarding their criminal and treasonous behavior. Weird bunch of people.
5 years ago
Demoncrap nature to scrounge votes no matter where their constituency lies. After all, many Demoncraps think of retiring there.
Well, that what they call rewarding their criminal behavior. Weird bunch of people.
5 years ago
No Blue Wave. ….Ok….Let’s fake one…
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