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  • Trump's election shows the hypocrisy of felon disenfranchisement - (Food for Thought)

    11/20/2024 12:09:48 PM PST · by re_tail20 · 26 replies
    Chicago Sun-Times ^ | November 13, 2024 | Marc H. Morial
    ...In many states, those with felony convictions are barred from voting. Black Americans are more than three times as likely to be disenfranchised as other groups. A nation in which 4 million Americans were denied the right to vote due to a felony conviction has just elected a president who was convicted of 34 felony charges. In Florida, where President-elect Donald Trump is registered to vote, a person convicted of a felony can vote only after completing the terms of their sentence, including full payment of any fines, fees, costs and restitution. Trump, who in May was convicted in New...