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Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« on: January 25, 2024, 01:11:42 pm »
 Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
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Nearly 500,000 people in Tennessee will be barred from voting in the upcoming presidential election, with critics claiming new electoral rules will likely disproportionately affect Black and Latinx people.

Those convicted of certain felony crimes in Tennessee (tried in any U.S. state) have previously been able to vote only if they had been pardoned or had their voting rights restored. Felons convicted of extremely serious crimes, such as first-degree murder, may or may not have voting rights restored—depending on the year in which the conviction took place, according to the Tennessee Secretary of State.
 
In the summer of 2023, state election officials perceived a Tennessee Supreme Court decision as mandating that anyone with felony convictions seeking reinstatement of their voting rights must either have their complete citizenship rights reinstated by a judge or prove they have been pardoned. Newsweek has contacted the Secretary of State for Tennessee for comment and clarification via the form on its website.

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/tennessee-blocks-half-a-million-people-from-voting-in-2024-election/ar-BB1hceKa?ocid=msedgntp&pc=HCTS&cvid=547a8929ef11409e9ec6886ef9f6d146&ei=26
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #1 on: January 25, 2024, 01:14:03 pm »
The headline certainly implies it could be racism but they didn't mention white people face the same problem just not in such large numbers.  Tennessee isn't "blocking" anyone.  They blocked themselves by committing a felony. :pondering:
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #2 on: January 25, 2024, 11:48:05 pm »
Gee.
Why couldn't they have been law-abiding and kept their voting rights, instead?

Cue up Seinfeld:
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #3 on: January 26, 2024, 02:28:25 am »
Is there really such a thing as latinx?   :silly:
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #4 on: January 26, 2024, 02:59:13 am »
I bet those dead people are gonna be pissed!
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #5 on: January 26, 2024, 03:48:40 am »
Wow, a State enforcing its own election laws.  How refreshing.
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #6 on: January 26, 2024, 03:55:58 am »
Quote from: Smokin Joe on January 26, 2024, 02:59:13 am
I bet those dead people are gonna be pissed!

I will be able to visit my parents graves now since the will be stopped from voting demorat.
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #7 on: January 27, 2024, 04:06:21 am »
Quote from: rangerrebew on January 25, 2024, 01:14:03 pm
The headline certainly implies it could be racism but they didn't mention white people face the same problem just not in such large numbers.  Tennessee isn't "blocking" anyone.  They blocked themselves by committing a felony.

Well, look at who wrote the headline - msn.com!
That is a very common propaganda technique used by the "mainstream" media -
publish the story with the relevant info buried several paragraphs in,
but publish a misleading headline,
to deceive the many people who just scan the headlines.
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Re: Tennessee Blocks Half a Million People From Voting in 2024 Election
« Reply #8 on: January 28, 2024, 08:49:12 am »
Quote from: unite for individuality on January 27, 2024, 04:06:21 am

Well, look at who wrote the headline - msn.com!
That is a very common propaganda technique used by the "mainstream" media -
publish the story with the relevant info buried several paragraphs in,
but publish a misleading headline,
to deceive the many people who just scan the headlines.
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