The Racist Origins of Felon Disenfranchisement -- Laws that stripped felons of the vote were designed to target African-Americans.

Allevil669 · 2014-11-19T01:29:43+00:00

No shit.

Many laws that disenfranchise people have racist roots. That was "the enemy" at the time of the law's creation. Other laws target "communists" or "anarchists" or "terrorists". The fact that those laws are being used on other targets is nothing new. Once a law is in place, people will use them against "the enemy".

IgnatiusBSamson · 2014-11-19T01:41:25+00:00

In other news, water is wet.

xNOM · 2014-11-19T00:58:02+00:00

...and now of course these laws disproportionately affect men.

avnti · 2014-11-19T08:45:50+00:00

A former United States marshal and police chief argued that revoking inmate voting rights would strip imprisoned people of dignity and make rehabilitation that much more difficult. The editorial page of The Bangor Daily News argued against revocation on the grounds that, “Removing the right of some inmates to exercise their legal responsibility as voters in a civilized society would undermine that civilized society.”

No fucking shit.

Title	The Racist Origins of Felon Disenfranchisement -- Laws that stripped felons of the vote were designed to target African-Americans.
Author	xNOM
Upvotes	11
Comments	5
Date	November 19, 2014 12:30 AM UTC (11 years ago)
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