Florida to restore felons' civil rights (AP)

[Eugene]

Source: Associated Press

Florida to restore felons' civil rights

By DAVID ROYSE, Associated Press Writer
23 minutes ago

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. - Most felons released from prison will have their voting
and other civil rights restored under a rule approved Thursday by Republican
Gov. Charlie Crist and the state clemency board.

All but the most violent felons would avoid the need to get on a long list
for a hearing before the board, which sometimes takes years.

The board voted 3-1 with Attorney General Bill McCollum, another Republican,
strongly objecting.

Crist has made it clear since before he was governor that he was in favor of
making it easier for felons who have done their time to vote. He pushed the
measure forcefully, and rejected McCollum's assertion that it was welcoming
the worst of the worst back into society too easily.

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Read more: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070405/ap_on_re_us/felons_rights

[wakeme2008]

1. Big Kick and Big Nom

:) :) :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: :) :)

[Lasher]

2. We'll see if this holds up until the end of 2008

Otherwise it's meaningless.

[catmandu57]

3. Good

Everyone should be able to vote, conviction or not, if someone has completed their sentence they should be cleared to vote.