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...keynote address, Guinier condemned state laws that disenfranchise felons...
...Guinier, who specializes in voting rights law and teaches at Harvard Law School (HLS), joined other prominent political and religious leaders from Massachusetts to commemorate King and to examine present challenges to equality. Sen. John F. Kerry, D-Mass., also addressed the crowd of nearly 2,000, offering strong remarks about President Bush and the 2004 election. Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney and Boston Mayor Thomas Menino also spoke at the event, which was held at the Boston Convention and Exhibition Center...
...correct for these discrepancies, Guinier endorsed a constitutional amendment to provide a federally granted right to vote to all U.S. citizens. Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr., D.-Ill., is presently advocating such an amendment in the House of Representatives...
...Guinier also noted that a disproportionate number of incarcerated Americans are black and Latino and that many felons who are denied the right to vote are nonviolent drug offenders. According to Guinier, criminal records currently prevent 13 percent of African-American men from voting...
Toward the end of her speech, Guinier maintained her optimism about the future, reminding the audience of Martin Luther King Jr.’s legacy...