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North Carolina election officials won’t approve for now voter registration requests filed by those convicted of felonies who are still serving their probation or parole, even though a court ruling says they should be.
On Tuesday, a Senate Committee will take up a bill to create a polling place pilot program in Davidson County jails, giving eligible inmates easier access to vote.
>> let me ask you one final question, which is his ability to actually make common cause with some of the new libertarians in the congress. this is something that gets less attention, i'm not sure why, maybe we're drawn to the partisan conflict, but he a fascinating colloquy with mike lee recently about the need to deal with, as you just mentioned, not only the overcharging, but the mandatory minimum sentences. he's had the same kind of back and forth with senator rand paul, who echoed to some degree what the attorney general had said on felony voting. rand paul saying it is more akin to jim c...
General away from things like national security and towards civil rights, which is, i think what he'd rather be concentrating on than other areas that have given him a lot of problems. >> where do you stand on this, s.e.? >> i think republicans often get into trouble and i'm not surprised that rand paul and mike lee are with holder on this. republicans often get into trouble and weigh these issues like equal pay, lilly ledbetter and issues that should be important and that are generally designed to also make republicans look very intolerant. often we fall into that trap even when we have good ...
Santorum was going after romney the way he did, trying to catch him in the ah-ha moment about the felony voting. that seemed like an act of desperation. >> juan: wait a minute. it worked. >> eric: you think it worked. i don't think it worked. >> greg: it flustered romney. >> juan: in is a set-up. saying i'm waiting for eric to throw that right hand because i'm going to clobber him. he stepped into it. he has to know his own record. he has to know what he voted for massachusetts to allow them to have a record. >> eric: i was governor but 80% of the state governor were democrats. it would be dif...