Gutting of Felon Voting Rights Bill Angers Backers
Gutting of felon voting rights bill angers backers
Ernie Fletcher after she served a sentence for possession of crack cocaine and forging checks more than two decades ago. Fogle said people like her, who work hard to turn their lives around, shouldn't have to seek the governor's permission to vote.
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Legalization
The first thing we did once Amendment 64 passed [in Colorado] was to lower criminal penalties for those [between the ages of] 18 and 20 possessing marijuana. So we are already working on preempting any type of net-widening. What impact will marijuana …
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The Unbearable Whiteness of Legalization – Feb 20
Young people who are selling drugs because they have no other job opportunities are definitively not going to be able to participate in the formal economy through the dispensaries. … The first thing we did once Amendment 64 passed [in Colorado] was …
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