Comments on: Back to not voting: 11th Circuit sides with Florida on voting rights.

By: Dm

Dm — Fri, 25 Sep 2020 14:55:33 +0000

So….did any sex offender have his fines paid off by M Bloomberg?

By: Media

Media — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 11:56:49 +0000

In reply to Alan.

Alan, even though I do not agree with your opinion, I do respect your opinion and am willing to listen. But even if someone were to agree with you, please read this article and explain to me how what Florida is doing is acceptable to returning citizens:

https://www.vox.com/2020/9/15/21436148/voting-rights-trump-courts-wisconsin-florida-texas-supreme-court-age-constitution

I see the tides moving against Florida and the day is coming when all people can vote and there will be no subgroups left out.

By: Roger

Roger — Wed, 16 Sep 2020 02:18:17 +0000

There should be a way for all people to vote even if felon votes are not counted toward election. Felons prevented from the election process in Florida can vote on election day the way they do in Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, Oakland as inspired by the Boston Tea Party! Voting in federal election is a right from US Constitution, so the state of Florida has no authority to tell felons they can’t vote.

By: Candy

Candy — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 18:30:17 +0000

My husband was a first time offender who was never given parole or probation, and eventually the state of NJ maxed him out after 12+ years in 2002 for a 1990 conviction (there was no ‘Megan’s or Walsh registration law requirements at the time he was sentenced). He was a registered voter in NJ, PA and WA before moving to Florida, but now he is not allowed to vote, and for no other reason other than the fact that he now lives in the State of Florida. I tell everyone I know that may be considering moving to Florida to reconsider, or at least to read up on what laws will be applied to them (that most likely didn’t exist for them elsewhere) and not be as naive as I was in believing that this is the “United States” – it’s not. This is Fragmented Florida, where rules and regulations change depending on the municipality and county you live in (which is why masks are only required in some places here!). I wish someone had warned me before we spent all the money we had on purchasing a home here. Florida is one of a handful of states that never ratified the Equal Rights Amendment, just another example that Florida politicians don’t believe that all of its citizens are equal under the law.

By: Alan

Alan — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 16:23:54 +0000

While I doubt many will agree, my opinion is restitution and fines are part of the sentence ordered by the judge, just like prison time is. These should all be discharged prior to voting rights being restored.

Court and Administrative fees, on the other hand, are not, and should not require payment prior to voting rights being restored. I believe these would constitute a poll tax.

By: Bill

Bill — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:55:10 +0000

In reply to Will Allen. People in Florida must be registered to vote (legally) within 30 days of an election. So, there's no time to coordinate all that. Bloomberg and his ilk with all their wealth obviously don't really care about disenfranchised people any more than currently empowered politicians do. If they did, there was more than enough time to coordinate finding all these people and paying their fines and getting certified court records of it as proof for legal voting.

By: Media

Media — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 12:36:09 +0000

In reply to Concerned. They will be eventually voted out by a growing number of registered voters who are absolutely fed up with what is happening. I am saying this as a registered Republican: I recently read of a Republican Florida legislator who was defending the party as one that wanted reforms. He was very much on the defensive. I know that the Republican leaders in this state must be really feeling the heat by now. The Gainesville paper is lamblasting our governor and legislature over this.

By: Will Allen

Will Allen — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 03:42:45 +0000

What kind of people try to keep people from voting? Any moral politician/human should want everyone to be able to vote, no matter how they will vote. What kind of politician tries to keep people from voting? Someone who should not be elected. Someone who is afraid that he/she isn’t good enough.

This election is important enough that each of these people should borrow the funds somehow, pay the criminal regime, and then vote. I read that Bloomberg plans to dump $100,000,000 into advertising in Florida. That would surely be enough to pay off everyone’s fines. That’s what he should do.

By: Veritas

Veritas — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:40:28 +0000

In reply to DCG.

“I would think fines and fees would be no different then paying off your credit card, medical bills and a mortgage.”

Since when does anyone obtain a mortgage and then default on it because a judge ordered them to under a final sentence for committing a felony? I think you should read or reread the ruling because it covers exactly what you are asking about.

By: Concerned

Concerned — Tue, 15 Sep 2020 02:36:40 +0000

In reply to t & s. "They should be afraid of their jobs, with the millions of victims of this list, the population grows, and eventually will vote them out of office." Question for you t & s: How will they be voted out of office if people are prohibited from voting because the supposed voters haven't fully satisfied their sentences from felony convictions?