Election of president with 34 felony convictions makes mockery of felony disenfranchisement

“Today it is perfectly legal to discriminate against criminals in nearly all the ways that it was once legal to discriminate against African Americans. Once you’re labeled a felon, the old forms of discrimination – employment discrimination, housing discrimination, denial of the right to vote, denial of educational opportunity, denial of food stamps and other public benefits, and exclusion from jury service – are suddenly legal.”– Michelle Alexander, The New Jim Crow(TriceEdneyWire.com) – One out of every eight Black people in Florida, where President-elect Donald Trump is registered to vote, is disenfranchised due to felony convictions.Trump, who was convicted of 34 felony charges, is not.Florida law allows those convicted of felonies to vote only after their full sentences have been served, including probation and parole, and all fines, fees and court costs have been paid.The vast majority of disenfranchised Floridians have served their sentences. Trump has not even been sentenced yet.Related Stories But under Florida law, Trump is subject to the far less restrictive laws of New York state, where he was convicted. Only those currently incarcerated on felony charges are barred from voting in New York.Felony disenfranchisement is a relic of Jim Crow white supremacy. Its enforcement after the...