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Showing Original Post only (View all)Va. Supreme Court strikes down McAuliffe’s felon voting rights restoration in 4-3 decision [View all]
RICHMOND, Va. The Virginia Supreme Court on Friday struck down Governor McAuliffes executive order to restore the voting rights of more than 206,000 convicted felons.
Charles Cooper, who represented the four GOP lawmakers who brought the suit, argued McAuliffe had overstepped his constitutional authority. Cooper said the language of the Virginia Constitution prevents the Governor from making an en masse restoration order.
The court was sharply divided, with 4-3 in favor of ruling it unconstitutional.
Chief Justice Donald Lemons issued the opinion, which said that McAuliffes order essentially reframed a section of the state constitution.
http://wtvr.com/2016/07/22/va-supreme-court-rules-gov-mcauliffes-restoration-of-felon-voting-rights-unconstitutional/
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Va. Supreme Court strikes down McAuliffe’s felon voting rights restoration in 4-3 decision [View all]
SickOfTheOnePct
Jul 2016
OP
We need a national law protecting everyone's voting rights. Or a better legal case to
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#2
A starting point would be a Constitutionally enumerated affirmative right to vote
loyalsister
Jul 2016
#6
There's an affirmative right to own guns and felons don't get those rights back
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#12
He's now saying he will sign all 220k individually if need be. Or at least the 13k who registered
Hassin Bin Sober
Jul 2016
#13
I don't think so, he just needs to send them something that complyies with the law.
L. Coyote
Jul 2016
#25
How many of those 200,000 are currently serving a prison sentence out of that
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#36
There is a means to change the VA constitution, executive decree isn't it
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#40
i think you should learn about Jim Crow and which party controlled the South at the time
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#42
SCOTUS already decided this issue in the 70's. The States are not illegally disenfranchising anyone
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#46
He lost the right to vote because of his conviction. He was found not guilty by reason of insanity
Press Virginia
Jul 2016
#37