Tennessee bill untangling gun and voting rights restoration advances, but faces uncertain odds
Tennessee residents convicted of felonies can apply to vote again without restoring their gun rights under a bipartisan bill that faces some GOP skepticism as it advances late this session. The effort by Democratic Rep. Antonio Parkinson and Republican Sen. Paul Bailey to untangle the two...news.yahoo.com
That's quite a "let them eat cake" statement. As more rights are trampled, the line between law-abiding citizen and felon gets narrower. The ATF's brace rule, if it hadn't been enjoined, would have made millions of Americans felons overnight.
Can't Vote ? even though your Governments 'condition of servitude' has been satisfactory met is unconstitutional . Protection from government removing your protection of person or property with firearm ownership is constitutional . If you have paid your dues/restitution to society for a conviction. Then why are you forced by government to live your entire remainder of existence till death as lesser of a man ? . The US Government removal of your God given born rights as a US citizen for federal classification of committing 'Felony' is typical government overreach.
