'Horrifying injustice:' Sen. Marco Rubio calls for Groveland Four pardons

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'Horrifying injustice:' Sen. Marco Rubio calls for Groveland Four pardons
South Florida Sun-Sentinel

Florida Sen. Marco Rubio took to the Senate floor on Tuesday to urge Florida's new governor and Cabinet to pardon the Groveland Four, calling their plight "a horrifying injustice."

"This is what I come here to the Senate today, to urge the new Florida Cabinet to do as soon as possible after they take office next month," Rubio said. "Because after 70 years, it is time for Florida to do the right thing for the Groveland Four."

Rubio chose to give his speech just before a Tuesday night vote in the Senate overhauling the criminal justice system. Rubio was one of just 12 senators who voted against the reforms.

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