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| Virginia Governor Creates 200,000 New Hildebeest Voters |
| 2016-04-26 |
| [LI] WASHINGTON -- Gov. Terry McAuliffe of Virginia used his executive power on Friday to restore voting rights to more than 200,000 convicted felons, circumventing the Republican-run legislature. The action effectively 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 or probation to register to vote. Most are African-Americans, a core constituency of Democrats, Mr. McAuliffe’s political party. Amid intensifying national attention over harsh sentencing policies that have disproportionately affected African-Americans, governors and legislatures around the nation have been debating -- and often fighting over -- moves to restore voting rights for convicted felons. Virginia imposes especially harsh restrictions, barring felons from voting for life. In Kentucky, Gov. Matt Bevin, a newly elected Republican, recently overturned an order enacted by his Democratic predecessor that was similar to the one Mr. McAuliffe signed Friday. In Maryland, Gov. Larry Hogan, a Republican, vetoed a measure to restore voting rights to convicted felons, but Democrats in the state legislature overrode him in February and an estimated 44,000 former prisoners who are on probation can now register to vote. |
| Posted by:Besoeker |
| #9 The numbers are all starting to look the same. Are these the 200,000 Syrians? |
| Posted by: Skidmark 2016-04-26 22:34 |
| #8 Probably not the guy who funded him in 2012, and tweeted a visit with in 2014. |
| Posted by: Whirong Hupose5528 2016-04-26 21:30 |
| #7 On the upside, his actions may be unconstitutional, against the Virginia constitution, overriding with executive orders, that which constitutionally requires legislation. And the latter was a ruling by a previous Gov when asked to do this very thing by the ACLU. McAuliffe is pulling an Obama. Who will challenge him? |
| Posted by: Waldemar Crusogum8945 2016-04-26 21:29 |
| #6 Guess who gave Terry McAuliffe, former Hillary Clinton campaign manager, $25,000? Guess who was basically backing the Democrat establishment and insiders? Guess who was helping the McAuliffe campaign defeat a solid conservative, Cuccinelli? That’s right, Donald Trump. Helping elect Democrats for years, including this year. |
| Posted by: Speck Tor9908 2016-04-26 16:09 |
| #5 Probably not. That would be politically inconvenient. |
| Posted by: gorb 2016-04-26 11:38 |
| #4 Assuming lost with conviction, does Mr. McAuliffe's action also restore their right to own/possess firearms? |
| Posted by: Vast Right Wing Conspiracy 2016-04-26 09:38 |
| #3 Don't blame me. I voted for Cuccinelli. |
| Posted by: Rambler in Virginia 2016-04-26 09:37 |
| #2 Yes, empty the prisons. Yet another small step forward for the ruling oligarchy. The Illuminati will be remembered for their "abdication" of the White man. - Lindemann |
| Posted by: Besoeker 2016-04-26 09:18 |
| #1 Will dead felons get to vote twice? |
| Posted by: Bobby 2016-04-26 07:34 |