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Jeb should have stuck with tubers and trigonometry:

From this morning's Palm Beach Post
 

TALLAHASSEE -- Denying felons the right to vote, a Civil War-era policy that critics say is rooted in Florida's racist past, could cost taxpayers millions of dollars, especially following a court ruling Wednesday that has civil rights groups cheering.

The First District Court of Appeal in Tallahassee ruled unanimously that the Florida Department of Corrections was not complying with a law that requires the state to help felons get their civil rights restored when they are about to leave prison.

The ruling essentially means that prison workers will have to offer a single-page application form and individual help to each of the 42,000 inmates who cycle out of state prisons every year.

"I think it could become a workload issue for the Department of Corrections," said Sterling Ivey, department spokesman.

Nash could not say how much the department spent to hire Joseph Klock, a founder of one of the state's most prestigious law firms and an ardent donor to Republican candidates [to argue the state's side of the case]. The bill is believed to exceed $100,000.

A spokeswoman for Attorney General Charlie Crist said Wednesday that a long-standing policy prohibits his office from defending the state in open records challenges because his office includes a public records division.

When most people decide to re-fight the Civil War they join a reenactment group and buy an itchy wool uniform. Jeb and his 1st Felonious Fighting Floridians Regiment legislative buddies do it on the state's dime instead, and work in graft for Republican donors to boot. YEEE-haw.