[Vision2020] Fwd: 5 years in prison for voting?

[g crabtree]

I'm guessing that the outrage would be far more muted had the felon been
caught trying to purchase a firearm.

g

On Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 8:47 PM Ted Moffett <starbliss at gmail.com> wrote:

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> incredible and if true, Kafkaesque.
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> From: Anthony Alfano via Change.org <change at mail.change.org>
> Date: Mon, Oct 8, 2018 at 7:54 AM
> Subject: 5 years in prison for voting?
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> Ted —
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> *An American mother of three is currently in prison for voting.*
>
> Crystal Mason was trying to set a good example for her three children when
> she cast a ballot in the 2016 presidential election. As voting laws vary so
> much from state to state, she had no idea that because of a past nonviolent
> crime she had lost her right to vote
>
> *Crystal has already been sentenced to 10 months in prison, and is facing
> up to 5 years for the “crime” of voting while ineligible. Please join me in
> asking Governor Abbott to pardon her immediately.*
>
> For me, the saddest part of this story is that after losing their mother
> to voting, Crystal’s children say they are too afraid to ever vote. What
> kind of country scares children away from participating in the democracy to
> which they contribute?
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> Participating in our democracy is key to rehabilitation and re-integrating
> into society. Crystal thought she was doing the right thing, not just for
> her children, but for her country. *Nobody should to go to jail for
> trying to be a better citizen.*
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> *Sign to demand that Crystal Mason be pardoned and released from prison.*
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