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On the recordJune 25, 2014
if people who had convictions in the past were allowed to vote, if they voted, by their simple action of voting they would show they were in the upper 10 percent of the citizenry.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen argues that restoring voting rights could elevate civic engagement.

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