Rick Santorum

End Of Days? Rick Santorum Agrees With The ACLU

Ryan J. Reilly | January 17, 2012, 12:56PM

Senate Republicans who agree with former Sen. Rick Santorum -- that disenfranchising felons had an unfair disparate impact on African-American communities -- have an opportunity to take a stand by backing a bill introduced by Sen. Ben Cardin (D-MD) back in December.

The Democracy Restoration Act would create a uniform standard for voting in federal elections and replace the patchwork of state laws currently on the books. It's backed by the American Civil Liberties Union. Rep. John Conyers (D-MI) introduced the House version of the bill last year.

Santorum went after Mitt Romney during Monday night's Fox News debate for an ad sponsored by Restore Our Future (a "super PAC" backing Romney) that showed an individual in a bright orange prison outfit along with the claim that Santorum "voted to let convicted felons vote."

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Topics: Rick Santorum, Voter suppression, Voting