Taxation without representation, eh? How did this guy land in prison? Read on!!
...The usual banter found at this north side business centered on a weightier topic -- taxation with representation for more than 63,000 Wisconsin residents who cannot vote because of felony disenfranchisement laws.
Ventae Parrow Bey, 44, is one of them.
He was released from the Wisconsin prison system in 2001, but has spent the last 13 years "on paper."
In Wisconsin, individuals who are "on paper" — on parole, probation or extended supervision — lose their right to vote until they complete their post-incarceration sentence.
There's now an effort underway to restore those rights for them.
“When you think about this, you are taxing me, but you are telling me I can’t vote,” Bey said.....
Hmmm.
The "news" story is extremely careful, never mentioning the actual felonies Mr. Bey committed. Look him up and you find child rape and narcotics convictions. He also changed his name--the criminal convictions are under Ventae Parrow.
And--of course--Peggy West is involved here, perhaps so she can also vote following her conviction.
Probation is supervision and if the person on probation doesn't follow the supervision guidelines they are reincarcerated. Being on probation is a kind type of incarceration, not the end of incarceration.
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