FL Gov DeSantis Appealing Felon Voting Rights Law

[protectionist]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appealed a federal judge’s decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens (convicted felons) to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

The law in question, introduced by the state’s Republican-controlled Senate last year, requires convicted felons in Florida to pay any court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims before their right to vote could be restored.

This (Amendment 4) will likely be fought, through the appeals system, but if it is not shot down by the 11th Circuit Appeals court, it certainly will be by Florida's majority Republican Supreme Court.

In the end, it's not likely that 3/4 of a million convicted felons will be given voting rights, without paying court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims.

Florida governor asks court to stay felon voting ruling

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave notice on Friday that he will appeal a federal judge's decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

www.reuters.com

 

[Desperado]

as it should be

 

[Moonglow]

As they should pay off all fines associated with the felony it is part of their sentence.

 

[protectionist]

No topic is really hotter right now than voting eligibility, as Democrats are frantic to unseat Trump, and take back the Senate. Republicans are equally frantic to stop them.

Florida a major swing state, with the 3rd most number of electoral votes (29 - only California and Texas have more). The Florida Amendment 4 restoring voting rights to convicted felons is a big issue. In the end, it could decide the presidential election, although I'm seeing the election map going to be a very bright red, about as it was in 2016.

 

[Norman]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appealed a federal judge’s decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens (convicted felons) to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

The law in question, introduced by the state’s Republican-controlled Senate last year, requires convicted felons in Florida to pay any court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims before their right to vote could be restored.

This (Amendment 4) will likely be fought, through the appeals system, but if it is not shot down by the 11th Circuit Appeals court, it certainly will be by Florida's majority Republican Supreme Court.

In the end, it's not likely that 3/4 of a million convicted felons will be given voting rights, without paying court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims.

Florida governor asks court to stay felon voting ruling

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave notice on Friday that he will appeal a federal judge's decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

www.reuters.com

Democracy sure works better when criminals decide what policies should be applied to us.

Absolute lunacy and madness. Egalitarianism is a mental disease.

 

[protectionist]

Correct, and no one is more sick with this mental disease than liberal judges like Robert Hinkle who claimed the 2019 Republican made law requiring felons to pay what they owe, did not make sense. Well yes, it does indeed make sense.

It makes sense to the VICTIMS of the felons, who have suffered financial damages, and haven't gotten RESTITUTION from the felons who damaged them. If somebody burned half your house down, wouldn't you expect them to be paying you restitution, for that ?

It 's because of lamebrain judges like this, that a lot of American crime VICTIMS suffer needlessly.

 

[Synthaholic]

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has appealed a federal judge’s decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens (convicted felons) to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

The law in question, introduced by the state’s Republican-controlled Senate last year, requires convicted felons in Florida to pay any court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims before their right to vote could be restored.

This (Amendment 4) will likely be fought, through the appeals system, but if it is not shot down by the 11th Circuit Appeals court, it certainly will be by Florida's majority Republican Supreme Court.

In the end, it's not likely that 3/4 of a million convicted felons will be given voting rights, without paying court costs, fines, fees and restitution to victims.

Florida governor asks court to stay felon voting ruling

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis gave notice on Friday that he will appeal a federal judge's decision on voting rights for felons, while asking for a stay on the ruling that appeared to clear the way for hundreds of thousands of citizens to vote in a crucial 2020 state.

www.reuters.com

This was not the intent of the people of Florida when they passed this.

Why are Republicans obstructing the will of the people?

 

[protectionist]

This was not the intent of the people of Florida when they passed this.

Why are Republicans obstructing the will of the people?

It's not the will of the people, Democrat propagandists hoodwinked the voters into voting for this, which is nothing more than a Democrat vote boost scam.

And in all their publicity, not one word was said about felons being able to ignore paying restitution to their crime VICTIMS. Democrats kept that hidden.

 

[Synthaholic]

This was not the intent of the people of Florida when they passed this.

Why are Republicans obstructing the will of the people?

It's not the will of the people, Democrat propagandists hoodwinked the voters into voting for this, which is nothing more than a Democrat vote boost scam.

And in all their publicity, not one word was said about felons being able to ignore paying restitution to their crime VICTIMS. Democrats kept that hidden.

Explain how it’s hoodwinked? We voted to allow felons the right to vote. Anything tacked onto that as a precondition for executing the will of the people is unconstitutional, and is a poll tax.

 

[protectionist]

Explain how it’s hoodwinked? We voted to allow felons the right to vote. Anything tacked onto that as a precondition for executing the will of the people is unconstitutional, and is a poll tax.

I just DID explain. Can you read ?

" in all their publicity, not one word was said about felons being able to ignore paying restitution to their crime VICTIMS. Democrats kept that hidden."