Every once in a while, I’m pleasantly surprised by an elected Republican. Rep. Tom Davis on DC voting rights, or Gov. George Ryan on the death penalty, come to mind. This time, Florida Gov. Charlie Crist is delivering:
Florida officials will automatically begin the [voting] rights-restoration process for felons when they finish their sentences.
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The change was urged by Republican Gov. Charlie Crist. His predecessor, Jeb Bush, had long opposed changing the ban.
“I believe in simple human justice and that, when somebody has paid their debt to society, it is paid in full,” Crist said Thursday. “There’s a time to move on, a time to give them an opportunity to have redemption, to have a chance to become productive citizens again.”
Good job, Governor.