Friday, February 25, 2011

The Examiner: Florida Attorney General wants to go back on restoring felon rights

"[Florida] Attorney General Pam Bondi said Thursday that recent rule changes have made it too easy for nonviolent felons to get their civil rights [including voting rights] restored after completing their sentences, and she wants to undo them.
Bondi, a former Tampa prosecutor, appears to have the support of at least one other Cabinet member and Gov. Rick Scott. That's a majority of the four-member Board of Executive Clemency. Florida's three cabinet members and Scott, all Republicans, sit on the board, which could revise the existing rules as early as next month in a special meeting."
The entire article with commenting is at http://washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/02/new-fla-ag-wants-overhaul-pardon-proceedings 
Floridians: You can contact your own Office of Executive Clemency.


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