Republican Jason Mariner, the winner of this week's GOP primary election for a U.S. House seat in Florida, is reportedly a convicted felon who is ineligible to hold office in the state.
Mariner, 36, became the Republican nominee for Florida's 20th Congressional District after winning Tuesday's primary with 58 percent of the vote. His past as a convicted felon could be an issue in next month's special election, as Florida law only allows ex-felons to hold office or vote if they have formally applied to have their rights restored.
While the GOP nominee told Florida Politics on Thursday that he had done "nothing" to restore his rights, he insisted that not taking the legal step would have no bearing on his candidacy.
(A prime example of how republicans don't think the rules apply to them.)
Something different: a Republican actually convicted of a felony instead of all the ones who committed felonies and haven’t been caught yet. And in Florida, considering the Governor, the GOP worship criminals.
How will the rules be applied in his case versus a Democrat in similar circumstances? Remember how the riot bill went down?:
[amp.miamiherald.com]
”Honestly, we would have been more impressed if he had just responded: “Nah, the Miami-Dade demonstrators seeking human rights in Cuba have nothing to fear from my anti-riot law. We created it to subdue Black folks seeking human rights in the United States.”