Member Submission: The Violence of Voicelessness
By Guy Hamilton-Smith
THE FOLLOWING IS THE OPINION OF ONE OF OUR MEMBERS AND NOT NECESSARILY THAT OF THE FLORIDA ACTION COMMITTEE:
Felony disenfranchisement had been an interest of mine ever since I received a letter in the mail from the state, telling me that my name had been removed from the rolls of eligible voters because of my conviction.
It was sixteen years ago, but I still remember the sting. Not feeling like I was a part of, any more, and that my voice didn’t count. Taxation without representation. That sting stuck with me through law school, and in my last year, I wanted to take an election law class but my schedule wouldn’t allow it. Dismayed, I went to the professor and he had an idea: we could do an independent study, where we would work on writing a law review article with the proviso that we would try to get it published.
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i do not know why we don’t win in court on the taxation without representation clause
if we cannot vote why do we have to pay tax’s
was that not what this country was founded on?
why is it so hard to win in court on that?
“Taxation without representation”
NO Vote..
NO Voice..
BLACK SLAVES were counted as 3/5
We're Not CITIZENS OF THIS COUNTRY...
We're not counted at all.
If you commit your crimes in another country, then you can come to America and vote in some states. If you wish to vote, why not move to a state you can vote?