McAuliffe signs order restoring rights to 206,000 felons; Speaker calls it move to boost Clinton

[Zander]

Will these people be able to sit on juries?

Over 6% of the adult population is excluded, including about 30% of black men, creating a class of citizens defined and punished by the criminal justice system but unable to impact its function. The parallel issue of felon disenfranchisement has drawn considerable scholarly attention, despite its lower, declining, and less racially charged numbers. The racial composition of juries has been widely discussed in the literature as well. By contrast, felon jury service has been almost entirely ignored, despite a mass of legislation and appellate litigation, and despite glaring racial disparities.

One can hardly argue that the biggest problem with the American legal system is that our juries do not have enough felons on them. Nevertheless, the question of whether and when felons (principally "ex-felons") should serve as jurors involves several larger issues.

The Exclusion of Felons from Jury Service by Brian C. Kalt :: SSRN
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Felons should have a chance to contend as individuals for a seat on a jury, under the same constraints as everyone else.

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No, they should not, they have already shown a contempt for the law.

Most of these "felons" were imprisoned because of drugs. It's not like they're all rapists and murderers. When is their "debt to society" paid? If they've done their time and are 100% free of the legal system when do we stop punishing them?

If they are going to be allowed to vote they should be allowed to sit on juries and own firearms.

 

[jon_berzerk]

The governor said this disproportionately disenfranchises the voting rights of blacks...ignoring completely that blacks disproportionately committed more crime. A filth Democrat governor siding with criminals over law abiding citizens shocker /sarcasm

well that cant be

he says according to the states website

that they are going back to the old ways for anyone after april 22 2016

weird

 

[eagle7_31]

Seems right that this is the despotic party of criminals taking care of their own. It seems to me that even though the democrat party is run by old white men they sure don't give a crap about white men or women.

McAuliffe signs order restoring rights to 206,000 felons; Speaker calls it move to boost Clinton
Gov. Terry McAuliffe today signed an order that effectively restores the civil rights, including the right to vote, of more than 200,000 felons in Virginia.

The order by McAuliffe, a friend and supporter of Hillary Rodham Clinton, is likely to boost Democrats' chances in what will be a key presidential swing state in November.

Speaker of the House William J. Howell, R-Stafford, said in a statement that "The singular purpose of Terry McAuliffe’s governorship is to elect Hillary Clinton president of the United States. This office has always been a stepping stone to a job in Hillary Clinton’s Cabinet."

This is the demrats, they need voters like this along with illegal aliens, etc.