Guys, if you’re in Texas, Georgia, Alabama and some other states, crazy VOTER SUPPRESION this morning by Republicans has led to extended hours tonight.
Please get your butt there and ask your friends/family.
This fight isn’t over! Especially in Texas! It’s so close!
After 38 Years in Prison, Frederick Clay to Vote for the First Time Ever
Frederick Clay, represented by the CPCS Innocence Program, was exonerated in 2017 after spending 38 years in prison for a crime he did not commit. Clay, who is now 55 years old and living in Lowell, Massachusetts, has the chance to vote for the first time ever in his life. Below are highlights from our conversation with him:
I was deprived of the right to vote for most of my life. It’s strange to finally be able to vote. Now that I have the opportunity to vote, I feel like I’m doing my part in society. I guess you could say I feel special; a lot of black people fought and gave up their lives for the right to vote. In that sense, I feel special because maybe I’m voting for them.
Voting should be a basic human right. But I guess they say when you get convicted of a felony there are certain rights you should lose, and voting is one of them. Again, I’m not quite sure why that is. I guess politicians figure that if prisoners had the right to vote, certain people may be voted out of office. There are a lot of people locked up across the country. That’s a lot of votes.
They say one voice can make a difference, and maybe my voice will make a difference through voting. I feel happy about that. I’m going to vote for all the people who never had the chance to vote and gave their life for it. I’m ready to do my part.
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