Thread by @danaMpatton

THREAD Calling #jerseycity ...
I’m asking you to call about two important pieces of legislation tomorrow to get them prioritized and pushed through...
LSP PROTECTION ACT A4903
VOTER RESTORATION AB 5823/SB 4260
And I’ll explain why these are so important....

Every year, corporations and individuals try to requisition part of @LibertyParkNJ to increase their own wealth. If you’ve ever seen John Dunstan’s films/pics, you know the amazing wildlife that calls the park home. LSP needs permanent protection, to be free for all to use.

For voter restoration, 80,000 people in NJ are denied their right to participate in our democracy because they have a conviction in their past. This is a shameful injustice that must be rectified as other states have done.

What these things have in common is a gross assumption that somehow wealth should give you rights and access restricted from others. If you can afford to pay hundreds of thousands to join a golf club, you should get exclusive access to part of LSP...

If you could afford the best lawyers and were white and in the suburbs, the odds are you got away with something a poorer person was convicted for. So if you got away with it, somehow you are more deserving of a vote? No. These are rights that belong to all people on NJ.

Here’s the numbers... please make the calls. We need these to get voted on quickly to make it into law.

For LSP Protection Act, you can email [e-mail] and urge him to get the @LibertyParkNJ Protection Act to a vote now.

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