Thomas McClintock actually said...

The point is that Congress cannot override the Constitution with a federal statute, and the Fourteenth Amendment explicitly gives the states the right to take away the abilities of felons to vote.

Context

Arguing against federal legislation that would restore voting rights to felons immediately upon release.

01/28/2019

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