This report has been echoed by numerous other media outlets, underscoring the left-wing push to normalize the restoration of voting rights for convicted felons.
The rationale behind this push is straightforward: felons tend to vote for Democrats. A study conducted by the left-leaning Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law found that 70% of felons registered as Democrats, while only 24% registered as Republicans. Other studies indicate a 20-40% preference for Democrats among individuals with prior felony convictions.
The AP report features Kenneth Almons, who served 23 years in state prison for armed robbery, among other crimes. Mississippi's House Bill 4082, which specifically mentions Almons, reveals that his criminal record also includes burglary and possession of a handgun.
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The report highlights that Mississippi restricts voting rights only for individuals convicted of 22 specific felonies. However, it fails to provide a comprehensive list of these felonies, which is readily available on the Attorney General's website.
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In every state except Maine, felons are exempt from serving on juries. Furthermore, under federal law 18 U.S.C. § 922(g), felons lose their firearms rights upon conviction of a "crime punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year." CNN estimated in 2020 that approximately 5 million individuals with felony convictions are currently disenfranchised.
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Interestingly, the myriad of far-left groups advocating for the restoration of voting rights seem less concerned with restoring felons' obligations to serve on juries or their right to own firearms.
The AP report fails to identify any opponents of the bill or discuss potential drawbacks of the proposed legislation. Instead, it quotes a far-left group, the Brennan Center, and presents a one-sided argument in favor of the bill. The report also glosses over the partisan implications of the bill, which would primarily benefit the party seeking to conceal its electoral strategy.
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This type of advocacy journalism, coupled with the mainstream media's portrayal of far-left policy agenda items as 'bipartisan' efforts, has been a subject of center-right criticism for over 50 years. It promotes a mindless conformity to left-wing ideology and contributes to systemic bias in the media.
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A quick Google search reveals that the headline of the AP article has been replicated verbatim by 40 different news outlets. These outlets are merely regurgitating the wire service copy, duplicating the headline and text of the story as provided.
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The original AP story, penned by Emily Wagster Pettus, is written from a decidedly left-wing perspective. Pettus cites attorneys from left-wing groups who argue that black individuals are more likely to commit felonies, particularly the felonies listed above, than other races.
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Pettus refers to the prohibition on felon voting as a relic of the state's "Jim Crow era." She argues that the laws in question were enacted at the wrong time and in the wrong place to be considered valid, despite the fact that many other states, including southern states and states that never had 'Jim Crow' laws or were part of the Confederacy, allow for the restoration of felon voting rights.
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Pettus' original story begins with the following quote from Kenneth Almons: "It would mean I am no longer considered a nobody. Because when you don't have a voice, you're nobody." This sentiment underscores the emotional appeal of the push for felon voting rights restoration.
However, the restoration of felon voting rights, which would allow the votes of rapists and murderers to potentially cancel out or even outweigh the votes of their victims, has opponents that the Associated Press could have identified with a bit more effort.
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