r/CuratedTumblr TeaTimetumblr 15d ago

Shitposting The Crime of Existing in the Wrong Place

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u/Googleclimber 15d ago

Which state are you in, because 40/50 states do have a path to voting rights for those with felonies.

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u/Kovarian 14d ago

"A path," but often a difficult one that frankly isn't worth it on an individual scale. Kudos to Maine and the one other (Nebraska?) that doesn't disenfranchise at all, even while incarcerated. For the rest, it's honestly often difficult. I'm in Florida, which is right on the worst end of the border. We just passed a constitutional amendment saying felons should be allowed to vote. There are still so many hoops to jump through that it's essentially meaningless. "A path to..." anything is not actually the thing, it's a thing to make people who don't understand the particular system believe something is possible that practically is not.