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Takket

(21,627 posts) Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:54 PM Jun 2019

DeSantis signs bill to impose poll tax

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No rest for the weary.... ACLU just defeated drumpf's wall, now they are on to this bullshit.

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how can you justify a poll tax on people that have served their time and owe money, but not other persons that owe money? Behind on property taxes? Parking tickets?

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DeSantis signs bill to impose poll tax (Original Post) Takket Jun 2019 OP

This will be challenged in court for sure Thekaspervote Jun 2019 #1

The American Civil Liberties Union HAB911 Jun 2019 #2

Thekaspervote

(32,794 posts)

1. This will be challenged in court for sure

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Fri Jun 28, 2019, 11:56 PM

Jun 2019

HAB911

(8,915 posts)

2. The American Civil Liberties Union

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Sat Jun 29, 2019, 08:58 AM

Jun 2019

and other groups quickly filed a lawsuit to block the new law, arguing on behalf of several felons who registered to vote after the amendment passed, but are now ineligible under the legislation.

“It is not constitutional, it is not legal, and it is not right to deny people the right to vote because you can’t pay,” said Micah Kubic, executive director of the ACLU of Florida. “What this bill does is reestablish a poll tax.”

http://www.tampabay.com/florida-politics/buzz/2019/06/28/ron-desantis-signs-amendment-4-bill-limiting-felon-voting/

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