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kpete

(71,978 posts) Fri Mar 1, 2013, 11:03 PM Mar 2013

Va. governor restores Scooter Libby's vote rights

Va. governor restores Scooter Libby's vote rights
Published: February 28, 2013 Updated 23 hours ago

The Associated Press

RICHMOND, VA. — Former vice presidential adviser I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby is among more than 1,000 felons whose voting rights were restored in the past year by Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, according to a report to the General Assembly.

Libby's name is listed in the Feb. 23 report on pardons, commutations, reprieves and other forms of clemency the Republican governor is required to submit annually. Without elaboration, the report says Libby's civil rights were restored Nov. 1, 2012.

The contents of the report were first reported by the Richmond Times-Dispatch.

Libby was the chief of staff for Vice President Dick Cheney. He was convicted in 2007 of perjury, obstruction of justice and making false statements in a case involving leaked information that compromised the covert identity of CIA operative Valerie Plame. Libby's 2 1/2-year prison sentence was commuted by then-President George W. Bush.

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Va. governor restores Scooter Libby's vote rights (Original Post) kpete Mar 2013 OP

Its not that big of a deal... valiberal26 Mar 2013 #1

Garlic Charley's is making me hungry. I need to find out where that place is. madinmaryland Mar 2013 #2

What about Florida? Are they going to restore the 50,000 they expunged from the rolls? graham4anything Mar 2013 #3

Voting while black is un-American. nt onehandle Mar 2013 #4

valiberal26

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1. Its not that big of a deal...

Reply to kpete (Original post)

Fri Mar 1, 2013, 11:06 PM

Mar 2013

In the past couple of years they've made it easier for felons to regain voting rights. Its nearly impossible to get a pardon or your record expunged. Legally speaking however, it is possible to apply for a full restoration of civil rights, to include gun ownership.

However according to a probation officer I spoke to, outside of voting rights it is unheard of for anything else to be restored in Virginia.

[link:http://www.vsp.state.va.us/Firearms_Restoration.shtm|