5 years sounds really excessive.
Crystal Mason was sentenced to five years in prison for illegally voting. She says she didn’t know she was ineligible to vote while on supervised release. Mason is now fighting the conviction in Texas‘ highest criminal court.https://19thnews.org/2020/12/crystal-mason-appeals-five-year-sentence-for-a-ballot-texas-never-counted/?utm_campaign=19th-social&utm_content=crystal_mason_was_sentenc&utm_medium=social&utm_source=twitter …
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It’s bc she’s Black.
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This is obscene.
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Why? They caught her so that means they checked them out. Like they are supposed to.
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meanwhile, the republican state legislators suppressing free and fair elections through gerrymandering, onerous voter ID laws, and voter purges that have removed 30+ million from the rolls over the past 4 years (per the brennan center) walk free.
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Texas Republicans. Vote them out.
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for her to get 5 years for this honest mistake is beyond the pale, but it underscores the seriousness of what is happening right now in our courts.
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... and she NEVER ACTUALLY VOTED.
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I hope she wins!!
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