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ACLU Advocates For Felon Voting Rights; Points To Racism

"Our right to vote shouldn’t be taken away."

Paul Bois
ACLU Advocates For Felon Voting Rights; Points To Racism
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The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) has joined socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and basketball star Lebron James in the fight to give convicted felons voting rights.

In a series of tweets on Thursday, the ACLU argued that felony disenfranchisement has “racist roots” and demanded that prisoners be given the right to vote.

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