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Re: Jesse Addresses Leadership Conference in Mobile, Ala
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Originally posted by DoggyStyle82
Jackson addresses fraternity in Mobile
No issue in Jackson's speech held greater immediacy than a movement to give voting rights to felons who have served their time in the state of Alabama, a proposition put forth by State Rep. Yvonne Kennedy, D-Mobile.
Republican Gov. Bob Riley vetoed the bill despite a deal between some of his party's legislative leaders and the Alabama Legislative Black Caucus, made up of Democrats, to pass both the felon voting rights legislation supported by Democrats and a GOP-backed measure requiring voters to present identification at the polls. Riley signed the voter ID bill into law.
"Once people have been to prison and served time," Jackson said, his voice rising in the ballroom, "they should have the right to vote. Taxation without representation is tyranny!"
He exhorted the members of Omega Psi Phi to join forces with his organization, RainbowPUSH Coalition, in a march planned for Friday in Montgomery to dramatize support for returning voting rights to felons who served their sentences.
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