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SummerSnow

(12,608 posts) Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:24 PM Jun 2018

Watching the race in Staten Island. I just had a hmm moment

Convicted felon and former Congressman Michael Grimm is running for the GOP primary in Staten Island NY. On July 17, 2015, Grimm was sentenced to eight months in prison for tax evasion. Weird to me that a convicted felon cannot vote in elections, but they can run for office?

yes, this guy...

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Watching the race in Staten Island. I just had a hmm moment (Original Post) SummerSnow Jun 2018 OP

I heard this afternoon he's ahead of the other Republican. Mind boggling. Vinca Jun 2018 #1

Like other gang members, mobsters, prisoners and thugs. . . he now has street creds. TheBlackAdder Jun 2018 #4

It depends on the State as to weather or not a felon can vote bottomofthehill Jun 2018 #2

Very few states still do lifetime bans on felons voting. NutmegYankee Jun 2018 #3

Vinca

(50,261 posts)

1. I heard this afternoon he's ahead of the other Republican. Mind boggling.

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 05:41 PM

Jun 2018

TheBlackAdder

(28,183 posts)

4. Like other gang members, mobsters, prisoners and thugs. . . he now has street creds.

Reply to Vinca (Reply #1)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 06:29 PM

Jun 2018

bottomofthehill

(8,329 posts)

2. It depends on the State as to weather or not a felon can vote

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 06:03 PM

Jun 2018

Depending on which state you live in, If you have served your sentence your rights can immediately be restored

NutmegYankee

(16,199 posts)

3. Very few states still do lifetime bans on felons voting.

Reply to SummerSnow (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2018, 06:07 PM

Jun 2018

It was a legacy of Segregation and a slew of BS felonies that whites just never seemed to get charged with...

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