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[–] 1 point 13 hours ago (2 children)

Maybe in local elections, but I always thought the whole point of the "FElon"title is to say you've committed a FEderal level crime, and therefore have certain rights stripped, such as voting and owning a firearm (notably, two tools that basically only affect people who don't have huge normal power like political or financial).

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  • [–] 3 points 11 hours ago

    "Felony" has nothing to do with "federal", completely different etymologymies and meanings. A felon could be a state felon or a federal felon or both, it just depends which statutes they're convicted of breaking. "Felony" is just a degree of criminality, higher than misdemeanor.

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