Ohio voters have approved a ballot proposal legalizing recreational marijuana. Republican legislative leaders are expected to weigh revisiting aspects of the proposal passed Tuesday.
The legislature can and will find ways to neuter the amendment.
They did it here in Florida when we voted to restore the rights of felons after their punishment was complete.
The legislature ruled that the felons had to pay back all outstanding fees before they could get their rights back. Felons get changed by the jail for their stay, so most leave with 100s of thousands in debt on the books.
Then the state purposely makes it impossible for felons to even find out how much they owe, meaning even if they were to somehow get the money paying is very difficult.
It has effectively prevented any felons from getting their voting rights back. I think the actual number who have is less than 10 and we passed that amendment in 2020.
The legislature can and will find ways to neuter the amendment.
They did it here in Florida when we voted to restore the rights of felons after their punishment was complete.
The legislature ruled that the felons had to pay back all outstanding fees before they could get their rights back. Felons get changed by the jail for their stay, so most leave with 100s of thousands in debt on the books.
Then the state purposely makes it impossible for felons to even find out how much they owe, meaning even if they were to somehow get the money paying is very difficult.
It has effectively prevented any felons from getting their voting rights back. I think the actual number who have is less than 10 and we passed that amendment in 2020.