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This better explains what’s going on in FL. https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/florida-right-vote-can-cost-you Quotes from link pasted below. Fifty-five-year-old Kelvin Bolton was arrested at a homeless shelter earlier this year in Gainesville, Florida. He was held on a $30,000 bond and charged with three counts of third-degree perjury and fraud. His alleged crime? Voting with unpaid fines or court fees. … Bolton, who had been convicted for several nonviolent offenses, was registered to vote by the Alachua County Supervisor of Elections office while in jail. In 2018, Floridians approved the Voting Restoration Amendment, known as Amendment 4, which aimed to restore voting rights to most state residents with past felony convictions who have completed their sentences. Amendment 4 put an end to Florida’s categorical policy of lifetime disenfranchisement for felony conviction, a policy with clear racist origins that was estimated to disenfranchise 1 in 4 Black men in the state. Supporters celebrated the amendment, which was estimated to expand the franchise to roughly 1.4 million Floridians. However, not even a year later, Florida’s Republican-controlled legislature passed Senate Bill 7066, which bars people from regaining their voting rights if they have outstanding court debts related to a felony conviction — as was the case with Kelvin Bolton. Any law that requires people to pay to vote is fundamentally antidemocratic. But to make matters worse, Florida makes it virtually impossible for people with past convictions to determine with certainty what they might owe. The state lacks a centralized database for tracking court debt and payments, so there is no easy way to verify court debts within the state’s 67 counties or access data on federal or out-of-state financial obligations. As such, many formerly incarcerated people don’t know they have outstanding debts at all, nor are they aware these debts would render them ineligible to vote.
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I’m not a fan of laws removing people’s rights, especially their right to vote. I mean, what relevance does the crime of a sex offender have to a persons right to vote. They are two unrelated issues. If you are convicted of tax evasion, should you lose your right to vote? How about traffic violations? What other rights of ours would you support the government taking when you are convicted of a crime and why is it ok to take the right to vote? Now if a person has been convicted of domestic violence, that would be relevant to their rights to own a gun since they have demonstrated a predisposition for violence. But I don’t see the right championing that cause.
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Josh was just a late bloomer who did not get great coaching to develop his skills in college. In college he was constantly under pressure in the pocket. Operating in that environment was actually great training for the nfl as he learned how to evade and escape pressure. He became comfortable operating in chaos. I think that’s a big part of what makes him great. He refined his accuracy with Jordan Palmer but he has incredible throws on his college tape, they just weren’t consistent.
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If you could only have 1 (Beckham or McCaffrey)
Andy1 replied to buffaloboyinATL's topic in The Stadium Wall
Very good point. Our offense has alot of option routes for the receivers. It is quite complex and may be difficult to learn for a mid-season acquisition. In addition to Josh learning timing with a new receiver. -
If you could only have 1 (Beckham or McCaffrey)
Andy1 replied to buffaloboyinATL's topic in The Stadium Wall
OBJ for me. We are a pass oriented offense. If Gabe’s ankles give out again, our offense becomes much more limited. I don’t want to trust our post season run to his ankles. I want WR insurance to keep our offense moving. We will always need two good receivers to keep this offense humming. If Singletary goes down, finding RB help is much easier since we are not as dependent on them within our offense. -
Meanwhile, Ronald MacDONALD Desantis is sending out his election security police force to arrest people who aren’t allowed to vote. Keeping democracy safe for the true Americans. What a great way to suppress voting. Just start arresting people of color.
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NFL Week 6 - Bills victorious!!!! Over Chiefs - post game thread
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After 1 quarter 0-0 After 2nd quarter 10-10 After 3rd quarter 17-17 End of game 24-20 Bills. Tough to get any closer than that. Both teams are so evenly matched. Makes for a fun rivalry. -
NFL Week 6 - Bills victorious!!!! Over Chiefs - post game thread
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NFL Week 6 - Bills victorious!!!! Over Chiefs - post game thread
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I love Von. Von, thank you for coming to Buffalo. You made a difference. -
Unreal. We are going to be collecting pics of his hurdles for 1st downs.
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NFL week #6 - The Bills at the Chiefs - 2nd half game thread
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Need pressure on Mahomes -
NFL Week #6 - Bills at the Chiefs - 1st half game thread
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Gabe didn’t adjust route to offer Josh an outlet on the blitz -
NFL Week #6 - Bills at the Chiefs - 1st half game thread
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Play Shakir -
NFL Week #6 - Bills at the Chiefs - 1st half game thread
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McK will be carrying Elams bags back to Buffalo! -
And the phones just went silent at Carolina.
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Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes are worth infinite draft capital.
Andy1 replied to Chaos's topic in The Stadium Wall
You’re right. They both are not replaceable. And the Chiefs are the only team that wouldn’t trade for Allen and the Bills are the only team that wouldn’t trade for Mahomes. We are both good with our guy. -
What song describes how you feel about tomorrow's game?
Andy1 replied to galept's topic in The Stadium Wall
When the Bills get ahead tomorrow, I hope they can Hold On this time. Also, fantastic idea for a thread. very much in keeping with Vons’s idea that each game is a song on the album of the season. -
What song describes how you feel about tomorrow's game?
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Rush: Limelight Living on a lighted stage Approaches the unreal For those who think and feel In touch with some reality Beyond the gilded cage Cast in this unlikely role, Ill-equipped to act With insufficient tact One must put up barriers To keep oneself intact Living in the Limelight The universal dream For those who wish to seem Those who wish to be Must put aside the alienation Get on with the fascination The real relation The underlying theme Living in a fisheye lens Caught in the camera eye I have no heart to lie I can’t pretend a stranger Is a long-awaited friend All the world’s indeed a stage And we are merely players Performers and portrayers Each another’s audience Outside the gilded cage -
BARNBURNER ALERT - Commanders @ Bears TNF
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I feel so thankful for Allen and our offense. Watching horrible offense stinks. All the Bears had to do was pull offensive linemen and run Fields to the corner to score. Fail. -
Gibson > Moss.
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So what’s next? Since this is the last presentation by the J6 committee, is this the end of it? Personally, I think Trump will ignore the subpoena with no consequences. It doesn’t look like DOJ has the will to do anything, so I think this ugly chapter in our history is over, except for the prosecutions of the Trumpers who entered the Capital. Like it or not, the J6 committee results will define the events of that day for the history books used in school. People can complain that the participants were all chosen by Pelosi, they can moan that there was no cross examination, but that still won’t change the history. History will remember Trump for his actions and inactions that day. Hopefully our nation and democracy can move forward.