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On AlterNet: felons

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "felons"

A Look Inside Bush's 'Pardongate'

A Look Inside Bush's 'Pardongate'

Faiz Shakir, Think Progress AlterNet: Rights and Liberties. 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

Record Numbers Seek Last-Minute Pardons From President Bush

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: PEEK. 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

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

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.