Posted on 07/31/2026 7:01:33 PM PDT by Red Badger
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger announced on Friday that her administration has restored voting rights for more than 66,000 felons since taking office in January.
The Democrats gained 66,085 new voters with this move.
Their rights to serve on a jury, run for public office, and become a notary public were also restored under Spanberger's direction.
"By giving these Virginians back their ability to make an impact at the local, state, and national levels, we are empowering our neighbors to take hold of their second chance,” Spanberger said in a statement.
Virginia is one of three states that strips convicted felons of their right to vote.
Spanberger's predecessor, Republican Glenn Youngkin, previously rolled back a policy of automatically restoring felons' rights and chose to evaluate applications on a case-by-case basis.
According to the Blaze, Youngkin had restored the right to vote for about 10,000 felons.
“The right to vote is foundational to who we are as Americans. As a Member of Congress, as a candidate for Governor, and in the months since I took office, I have heard from many Virginians who have shared their personal stories of redemption with me — and heartfelt reflections of the moment their voting rights were restored by previous Governors,” Spanberger said.
"I’m proud that — after contending with my predecessor's efforts to deny Virginians their fundamental rights — we have restored the rights of more than 66,000 Virginians who have served their time. These Virginians deserve the right to use their vote, make their voices heard, and be recognized as contributing citizens to our Commonwealth and country."
She further urged voters to vote yes on a constitutional amendment that would automatically restore voting rights to convicted felons upon completing their sentences. She called the practice of stripping voting rights from felons "a shameful relic of our Jim Crow past."
Stolen elections have consequences.
voting rights for more than 66,000 felons
Abigail Spanberger very slow in the uptick democrats have been doing it for years.
“Her administration....”
SHE. SHE has restored the voting rights of violent felons, people who will now, as a result, be sitting on juries. What must be done when a civilization is being forced to accept the unacceptable?
“”What must be done when a civilization is being forced to accept the unacceptable?””
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It usually involves rebellion and revolution. The problem with that now is... many US legal citizens and voters are clueless about what’s going on in the political spectrum. Clueless because mainstream media will not report the news, much less the truth about the news.
Add to that the left’s indoctrination factor, and you have another segment of US society that is “clueless” to the truth of what’s happening. And then you have the problem of apathy and cowardice. Many on the right are just plain too chicken to ‘rock the boat’... any boat... anywhere, any time. They’re not interested in fighting for or against anything. They’ll count on others to fight their battles and to fight for their lives if or when the time comes.
Then you have the issue of entitled attitudes and those that enable depravity. Depraved people rarely, if ever, bother to actually step up and fight for their country. And the number of these types has increased exponentially over the past decade or two.
We can see it all play out in real time now. Connecting the dots re: how a nation dies is very simple. And the left has been working on this “death” for over a generation now.
This current ‘condition’ of our nation will ultimately result in the end of our nation, if nothing is done to correct the course we’re on. That is the stark reality we’re faced with... and things are, as it implies in the article, moving very fast now. A downward spiral that, once Trump is out of office, could very well go into turbo mode... all the way to the bottom.
Virginia is gaining on Maryland as “THE Freak State”. LOL.
I’m confused about the hijab. I thought liberals were against cultural appropriation.
Because they are guaranteed to vote Democrat. No other reason.
Yup—she is Devil (CIA) spawn.
Democrats look at convicted felons and see people with “normal” judgement and excellent character, just as fit to decide our future as they are themselves...
the Felons aren’t going to vote because the DNC is going to do it for them. Probably several times.
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