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THE RIGHTS STUFF: FELONS EVERYWHERE NEED VOTE IN ORDER TO HAVE VOICE

Written by HALEY HAMILTON Posted May 5, 2016 Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical

Don’t get me started on Florida.

Filed Under: COLUMNS, Free Radical Tagged With: Clinton, Democrats, Election 2016, felons, Massachusetts, Republicans, Trump, Virginia, voter suppression, voting, voting rights

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