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The 2019 Florida Legislature: An Attack on Civil Liberties
The 2019 Florida Legislative Session was the most dangerous and threatening to Floridians’ civil liberties and civil rights in over a decade.
The Racist Roots of Denying Incarcerated People Their Right to Vote
In 1787, the Constitution considered Black people as three-fifths of a human being. Blacks voting was not an issue. Then the Civil War ended and Black men were elected to public office and gained property ownership rights during Reconstruction. America responded with Jim Crow.
Happy Days: Returning Citizens Start Receiving Voter IDs
In cities around Florida, people who benefited from the passage of Amendment 4 in the November elections are finding envelopes in their mailboxes bearing their spanking new voter identification cards.
Americans Endorsed Voting Rights in 2018, but Some State Lawmakers Want to Sabotage These Victories
Voters chose to expand voting rights in several states during the 2018 midterm elections. Many lawmakers in those states, including here in Florida, are now working to curtail the wishes of voters.
The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Agenda for the New Congress
This week’s midterms should send a strong message to the political establishment that when our civil rights and civil liberties are on the line, American voters will step in.
Retired General Urges a 'Yes' Vote on Amendment 4: Too Many Florida Veterans Denied the Ability to Vote
“I am especially concerned for the thousands of Florida veterans who have lost their voting privileges. Today our military services are an all-volunteer force. Our veterans have made a commitment to risk their lives to preserve our freedoms and our democracy.”
This Is the Year of Second Chances
Florida prosecutes more kids as adults than any other state. We must reform the process by which we are giving up on these kids.
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