AOC joins Bernie in backing voting rights for prisoners by kadiatubman
Stepping into the debate over whether imprisoned felons should be allowed to vote, Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez endorsed the idea and advised opponents they risked “looking completely + utterly out of touch w/ the reality [of] our prison system.”
“As it happens, in my own state of Vermont, from the very first days of our state's history, what our Constitution says is that everybody can vote,” he said. “So people in jail can vote.” The Republican National Committee issued a statement denouncing Sanders, who during the town hall accused Republican governors of a “cowardly” effort to suppress votes.
“Black Americans & PoC are far more likely to be convicted + sentenced longer than White Americans for similar crimes,” Ocasio-Cortez continued in her Twitter debate. “Our system routinely criminalizes poverty + exonerates wealth.” Glad you feel that way! But the truth is, the US incarcerates more people per capita than anywhere in the world - even more than China.— Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez April 25, 2019 -We “shouldn’t” incarcerate for nonviolent offenses,-We “shouldn’t” sentence poc more than white people for similar crimes,We’re so eager to talk about punishment, but correcting our injustices is “controversial.”
She added: “These are policies that go back to the heart of policies that have been about disenfranchisement, policies that continue until today, and we need to take it seriously.”
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