It used to be if you were a convicted felon, you lost your right to vote for the rest of your life. Now, they hold office and sponsor legislation!!!!! Idiocracy!
The effects of a felony conviction vary by state. Federalism and all that.
In some states, even imprisoned felons can vote.
Not idiocy — APATHY AND COMPLACENCY among the law-abiding, decent folk the late Paul Weyrich (Paul invented the term) and Jerry Falwell used to call the “Silent Majority.”
Past time we started RAISING SOME HELL about things like this.
By default you still do, at least in some states. But you can petition a judge to reinstate it. Not so your RKBA, which by law must be restored by the BATFE (yea right), but also by law the BATFE cannot spend any money on restoring the rights of felons, so they don't.
Now, they hold office and sponsor legislation!!!!! Idiocracy!
Welcome to Bizzaro World.
He’s from Chicago. Crooks are the only kind of politician they have there.