Restoring Voting Rights Isn't Hard, If Lawmakers Want To Do It |cotterell

Capital Curmudgeon, Tallahassee Democrat
Sat, 12/15/2018 - 2:33pm

But when three-fifths of those voters say they favor a particular policy, it’s time for the politicians to just do it.

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