Breaking news out of Virginia where the state supreme court ruled against Governor Terry McAuliffe’s plan to restore voting rights to hundreds of thousands of felons:
Virginia Supreme Court rules Gov McAuliffe's restoration of voting rights for felons is unconstitutional @WDBJ7
— Jean Jadhon (@JJadhonWDBJ7) July 22, 2016
Virginia Supreme Court rules against governor's move to restore voting rights to felons https://t.co/eMC1SynrVX
— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) July 22, 2016
BREAKING: VA Sup Ct rules against @GovernorVA's exec orders reenfranchising people who've completed their sentences; 200k+ disenfranchised
— Dale Ho (@dale_e_ho) July 22, 2016
Vote was 4-3.
— Dale Ho (@dale_e_ho) July 22, 2016
Good. If he wants to restore these felons’ voting rights, go through the legislature.
"Disenfranchised" is a rather tendentious term for people who were illegally granted franchise in the first place. https://t.co/lP4RoEXxGb
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) July 22, 2016
Mind you, I think VA's process for restoration of voting rights far too harsh. No matter. Must be changed by legislature, not exec order.
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) July 22, 2016
What McAuliffe did in changing voting law via exec order just another bit of small-scale smiley-face fascism. "A good cause!" is not enough.
— The Nats Won The World Series (@EsotericCD) July 22, 2016
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