I love when you become so close with someone that you can see parts of each other in one another and you begin to say the same things and steal lines from one another and have a similar sense of humor and can exchange an inside joke with just a glance you don’t even have to talk because you have such a strong connection with them and you can sit in comfortable silence but also talk for hours it’s really hard to find that kind of compatibility
Republicans: Felons should NEVER regain the right to vote. Got a felony for pot possession when you were 21? Fuck off. If you can’t follow the law, you don’t get to vote on the law.
Also Republicans: I mean, even if Kavanaugh IS an attempted rapist who drank underage in high school, whatever. It’s not disqualifying even if its true. I still think he should serve a LIFETIME POSITION ON THE SUPREME COURT.
Not only that, but he perjured himself 3 separate times in front of the Senate, first during his confirmation when Bush nominated him to the DC court, again during his SCOTUS hearing, and then again this past week.
Perjury is, wait for it, a felony.
hold on a second, why does this say ‘REGAIN right to vote’? Are prisoners in USA not allowed to vote???
Yeah in a lot of places in the USA any felony charge loses you the right to vote. It’s called felony disenfranchisement
… Wouldn’t that allow government to strip opposition activists of political rights by arresting them on manufactured charges? That sounds EXTREMELY undemocratic and easily exploitable.
You are correct.
5.3 million people are disenfranchised for felony in the US. 1.5 million of them are in Florida.
In Florida, you have to wait seven years after the completion of any sentence or parole before you can petition to go before a judge and ask to get your rights back. It’s decided on a case by case basis. They make it as hard as possible, and as easy to bias as possible. Not surprisingly, the result is a very clear racial split on what happens to your voting rights after prison.
Florida is often considered a purple or swing state for national elections, and holds 29 votes in the electoral college, or more than 10% of the amount needed to become president of the US. This is calculated based on population, including those 1.5 million former felons, who are taxed and governed for the rest of their lives with no representation.
Trump beat Clinton in Florida by about 100,000 votes.
This absolutely fucking matters.
Wait…pot possession is a FELONY??
I thought that felonies were, you know VIOLENT crimes? Crimes that actually mattered??
Wow I’m enraged
Drug possession, lots of property crimes… it actually caries state by state and mostly the classification doesn’t make sense.
In Florida getting caught with your sister’s ID in your pocket can take away your right to vote for the rest of your life.
But in this last election Florida voted to give Felons the right to vote back!!! Change is a-coming folks!
Just a fun fact, Black ASL and other sign languages here are often dominated and marginalized by the predominance of ASL and ignorance towards minority communities.
Similar to the effects of forceful dominance of King’s English, other sign languages are facing erasure due to this.
Every Deaf child should have a signed language that fits their culture and community, and lesser known/recognized signed languages should be preserved before they are pushed out over time!!
This is outlined on the International Advocacy page of the National Association of the Deaf:
Please remember ASL isn’t the only signed language in the United States, and other signed languages deserve this much advocacy!
Please tell me that’s the original Numa Numa Guy, please I need to know
ya its me gary brolsma
Oh my actual goodness…I remember seeing the original Numa Numa video all those years ago and dancing to it and feeling really happy watching it…you sir are a meme legend and I hope life has been good to you!
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