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Hey Gov. Kaine, Restore Voting Rights for Felons

Tara Lohan, November 28, 2009.

This is pretty basic, folks.

A Look Inside Bush's 'Pardongate'

Faiz Shakir, ThinkProgress. December 26, 2008.

Bush tries to reverse his pardon of a "Brooklyn real estate developer accused of scamming hundreds of poor, minority homebuyers."

Record Numbers Seek Last-Minute Pardons From President Bush

Matt Corley, ThinkProgress. November 17, 2008.

A record number of felons are seeking presidential pardons or commutations from George W. Bush.

Retricting Felon Voting Rights Is Bad For Everyone

Erin Ferns, Project Vote. March 6, 2008.

Excluding citizens from the most basic right of a representative democracy undermines communal bonds and weakens our civic society.

Felony Disenfranchisement Aids Republicans

Amy Goodman, King Features Syndicate. February 7, 2008.

Restoring the right to vote for felons is essential to our democracy and could dramatically change election results.

Sound Familiar? Florida\'s Pre-Election Voter Restrictions

Ed Kilgore, December 31, 1969.