Post

Democracy Docket
@democracydocket.com

BREAKING: The Virginia Senate passes a constitutional amendment to automatically restore voting rights to people with felony convictions. The measure now heads to voters. If approved, thousands of Virginians — particularly Black residents — would no longer be shut out of the democratic process.

democracydocket.comVirginia takes key step to end ‘overt and intended effort to block Black people from voting’Read more here.

208 reposts796 likes

frankjpsurfdog.bsky.social
@frankjpsurfdog.bsky.social

Elect Fascist Career Criminals, Get Crimes!!! Invoke Article One, Section 4 Of The Constitution And Prosecute Trump, His Entire Administration, All GOP Members Of Congress, And All SCOTUS Justices Who Voted For Presidential Immunity, For War Crimes, Espionage And Treason!!!

Sanho Tree
@sanho.bsky.social

Never forget!

Sanho Tree@sanho.bsky.social

George W. Bush “won” the Florida recount in 2000 (and hence the entire presidential election) by just 537 votes because of felony disenfranchisement laws (driven primarily by the racist drug war). Republicans conveniently overpurged Florida voter rolls just before the election.

Luke's EA
@msonemic.bsky.social

I recall watching court in Texas, this particular clerk was gleefully telling people who got time served for example, "remember, you can't vote"

Democracy Docket
@democracydocket.com

“Taking away a person's right to vote who has been convicted of a felony has never been about punishing people who committed a crime. It was and remains an overt and intended effort to block Black people from voting,” state Sen. Mamie Locke (D) said during floor debate.