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 ACLU Of Tennessee joins fight to restore voting rights of felons
Old March 9th, 2008, 11:27 PM   #1 (permalink)
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ACLU Of Tennessee joins fight to restore voting rights of felons

This is an issue that I do believe needs to be confronted. I think its unconstitutional that a person who has served their sentence should be without the right to vote for the duration of their life. Many states have this restriction. If a person has served their sentence, how is it justified that they shouldn't EVER be allowed to vote again?

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"The ACLU brought its lawsuit on behalf of three individuals - Terence Johnson, Jim Harris and Alexander Friedman - who have completed their terms of imprisonment, parole, and probation for their offenses. Johnson and Harris are ineligible to vote because they owe child support for children they currently have custody of."

Full article:
ACLU sues over Tennessee’s felon disenfranchisement law‏ | Clarksville, TN Online
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