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McAuliffe had issued a sweeping executive order in April that affected 206,000 ex-offenders in the state.
In a 4-3 ruling, the state's justices said under the state constitution, McAuliffe didn't have the authority for such a proclamation.
[...] Nothing stops the governor from granting rights to felons on an individual basis, but the justices said it was unconstitutional to do it through a blanket order.
[...] Under McAuliffe's order, the restoration of rights only extended to felons who have finished serving their terms — anyone in prison, or on supervised probation or parole, was still barred from voting. The order also granted felons the right to serve on juries and become a notary.
[...] He also noted that most states allow felons who have completed their terms to vote — Iowa, Kentucky and Florida are the only other exceptions.
[...] "Republicans suspect the real motive for McAuliffe's order is political," [NPR's] Pam [Fessler] reported [earlier this month]. "The governor is a close ally of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, who could benefit from more African-American voters if the race in Virginia is tight. McAuliffe denied that was his reason for issuing the order."
(Score: 4, Interesting) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 25 2016, @05:21AM
President Obama’s Kenyan half-brother wants to make America great again — so he’s voting for Donald Trump.
“I like Donald Trump because he speaks from the heart,” Malik Obama told The Post from his home in the rural village of Kogelo. “Make America Great Again is a great slogan. I would like to meet him.”
Obama, 58, a longtime Democrat, said his “deep disappointment” in his brother Barack’s administration has led him to recently switch allegiance to “the party of Lincoln.”
http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2016/07/24/obamas-half-brother-says-hes-voting-for-donald-trump.html [foxnews.com]
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday July 25 2016, @05:40AM
Fixed that for you: "Malik Obama is another low-IQ, low-information voter who actually thinks anything Trump says is worth the oxygen he consumed to say it with."
What was your point? Also, they haven't been the party of Lincoln since the 60s, so you can cut that shit out too.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Troll) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 25 2016, @09:23AM
That is a horrible way to talk about our first black president's brother. It almost sounds racist. "Get back on the plantation, Boy!"
(Score: 2) by tangomargarine on Monday July 25 2016, @01:53PM
To paraphrase Sturgeon, 90% of all voters are idiots.
"Is that really true?" "I just spent the last hour telling you to think for yourself! Didn't you hear anything I said?"
(Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Monday July 25 2016, @02:42PM
How? Racist would be to cut him some slack because of his presumably dark skin. Azuma didn't bring his appearance / heritage into play at all...
Registered IRC nick on chat.soylentnews.org: qkontinuum
(Score: 2, Informative) by Runaway1956 on Monday July 25 2016, @02:54PM
SJW rules - if you say anything about a member of a downtrodden/minority/subjected race which isn't complimentary, they you're being racist. No need to actually mention that person's race.
(Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Monday July 25 2016, @05:44PM
Ok, with those rules you are probably more familiar than me :-) (Although I tried to learn the basics for implementing SoylentBob...)
To Azuma this label doesn't fit too well. Her rambling against Islam and other religions gets into the way, I think tolerance trumps woman suppression in SJW logic. Usually she actually hides some sense in her rants, when she doesn't limit herself to name-calling and flaming.
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday July 25 2016, @06:04PM
"Rambling?" Thanks for that Q *groan.* Which one of us, exactly, has spent nearly a decade on church history, comparative religion, apologetics and counter-apologetics, logic, philosophy, and yes, reading the Koran? I don't ramble, thank you very much.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 2) by q.kontinuum on Monday July 25 2016, @08:00PM
That's why there usually is some (or some more) sense in your posts - but as I wrote before, your strong language sometimes drowns the voice of reason a bit, and tempts some individuals to provoke you. (Well, I didn't put it exactly that way, but the meaning was similar.)
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(Score: 2) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday July 25 2016, @04:14PM
Sorry to burst your sewage-bubble, Runaway, but I'm not an "SJW." Take your aggrieved whinging elsewhere; I call out stupid when I see it, no matter what color skin or what genitalia the perpetrator has.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday July 25 2016, @02:28PM
Well, He's full black so fully retarded. Obama is at least half white so that's the part which is doing all the work.