re: #148 Amory Blaine

There’s one other point, one that I feel needed a separate post:

Scott Walker has strongly focused on those who are or can be persuaded to be voters who will cast ballots for him. Convicted felons, if their voting rights are restored, overwhelmingly vote for Democrats (John Gresham said it best, “A liberal is a conservative who’s been arrested.”) and thus Gov. Walker has no interest in doing things for them. From his (IMO valid) point of view, issuing pardons risks blowing up in his face if those pardoned commit new crimes and gains him nothing, therefore he won’t do it.