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Virginia’s Democrat Governor Terry McAuliffe wielded his executive power today in a move that will just coincidentally help his political party:
BREAKING NEWS: @nytimes reports @GovernorVA will restore voting rights to 200,000 convicted felons. pic.twitter.com/P7Qf3YEoZ4
— FOX Business (@FoxBusiness) April 22, 2016
Virginia's governor will restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons https://t.co/Q1jI0g5cuO pic.twitter.com/ynKNqo8lQT
— The New York Times (@nytimes) April 22, 2016
From the New York Times:
Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia used his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing his Republican-run Legislature. The action overturns a Civil War-era provision in the state’s Constitution aimed, he said, at disenfranchising African-Americans.
The sweeping order, in a swing state that could play a role in deciding the November presidential election, will enable all felons who have served their prison time and finished parole to register to vote. Most are African-Americans, a core constituency of Democrats, Mr. McAuliffe’s political party.
Well that’s certainly convenient timing for the Democrats:
Great news for Virginia Democrats. 200,000 new voters on the rolls just in time for November 2016. https://t.co/BYjarYU1HB
— Kerfuffles (@kefuffles) April 22, 2016
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The democrat party slow erosion of its soul continues. They will do anything, and everything to win. Disgraceful! https://t.co/HwsAZh8dvM
— Douglas Frinquelli (@DougFrinquelli) April 22, 2016
@FoxBusiness @nytimes @GovernorVA they gave that up with a committed the felony not right! Sorry whatever happened to accountability?
— JAI (@boomerbayb) April 22, 2016
@FoxBusiness @nytimes @GovernorVA Desperate move to try and buy more votes for your soon to be convicted felon candidate
— BBreen (@BBreen17) April 22, 2016
@FoxBusiness @nytimes @GovernorVA Criminals taking care of criminals…..
— GOLFING & TWEETING SECRET SQUIRREL (@SecritSqrl) April 22, 2016
As long as they promise to vote Democrat? https://t.co/MhltAE7sko
— Saved By The Blood (@vonzion) April 22, 2016
@FoxBusiness @nytimes @GovernorVA Of course, just before election and most if not all will vote democrat. What an ass!
— Bob (@bob_bobkramer) April 22, 2016
@FoxBusiness @kevincorke @nytimes @GovernorVA just in time for election!
— Susie Davis (@szqdavis) April 22, 2016
The Times quotes McAuliffe as saying this move will allow those affected “to feel good about yourself again, to feel like you are a member of society.”
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