Rand Welcomes Hillary to the Felon Voting Rights Cause–But She's Been There for Years

The Democratic frontrunner has called for felon voting rights for 10 years.

Hillary Clinton, former secretary of state and U.S. presidential candidate, speaks during a small business roundtable discussion at Bike Tech in Cedar Falls, Iowa, U.S., on Saturday, May 16, 2015. *** Local Caption *** Hillary Clinton
Photographer: Daniel Acker/Bloomberg

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By David Weigel

May 19, 2015 at 6:02 PM UTC

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Before she took her first questions from reporters in four weeks, Democratic presidential front-runner Hillary Clinton took a little time Tuesday to undercut Rand Paul.

"Many people in the community, because of where they live, because maybe they did make a mistake and they don't get their voting rights back, which I totally disagree with," Clinton told a potential voter at a forum in Iowa. "I think if you've done your time, so to speak, and you've made your commitment to go forward you should be able to vote and you should be able to be judged on the same basis. You ought to get a second chance."