90,000 INSTANT DEMOCRATS

By Bob Walsh

California state law is pretty definite on this. A person who is a convicted felon and who is either in prison or on parole cannot vote. However, as they say, the devil is in the details, or possibly the definitions.

Thanks to the federal courts, Jerry Brown, “Realignment” and a compliant state legislature coupled with gullible voters a great many convicted felons now serve their time in county jails and, after release, are on “post-release community supervision” rather than parole.

In addition a lot of former felonies have been reclassified as misdemeanors, which has results in the release of prisoners.

The California state assembly has just voted to approve AB2466. If this becomes law about 50,000 persons who were convicted of felonies and who are doing time in local jails will be allowed to vote.

The idea is that since the people are no longer in “prison” or “parole” they are no longer covered by the state law and should be allowed to vote. In fact a ruling by an Alameda County Judge has already covered 40,000 people on “community release.” The old Secretary of State, Debra Bowen, fought this matter. The new Secretary of State, Alex Padilla, bent over and dropped his pants. Presto, instant Democrats. The fight is now on over 50,000 additional criminals in actual custody under “realignment” in local lockups.

Perhaps next time the Democrat-controlled state legislature will simply predesignate all state prisons as “state hospitality centers and training facilities” thereby allowing ALL prisoners to vote. If you think that is bullshit, you should think again. One party rule produces idiocy like that.

EDITOR’S NOTE: Not to worry Bob, but 99 percent of those 90,000 are among the groups least likely to go to the polls and those on ‘community supervision’ are not going to vote unless they are forced to do so by their community supervision supervisor.