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Crystal Mason and a RepubliCON DA .....Know Their Game [View all]
It's all about voting, folks. This is an example of what RepubliCONS will do to limit our access to the ballot. They know (even if some progressives among us don't seem to) that black women are democrats' not so secret weapon. Watch the clip below to see how a Tarrant County Texas DA is trying to make an example of Crystal Mason.
For more context, here're a few other articles about Ms. Mason.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2018/03/30/texas-woman-sentenced-to-5-years-in-prison-for-voting-while-on-probation/?utm_term=.5d778d175be6
https://newsone.com/3844199/crystal-mason-lawyer-voting/
https://www.democracynow.org/2018/8/29/meet_crystal_mason_the_black_texas
Interesting article on the DA, Sharen Wilson...
https://theappeal.org/texas-da-who-sent-woman-to-prison-for-five-years-for-voting-made-her-own-election-mistake/
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