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The reaction, according to the majority and to what the article is insinuating, seems to fall in line with the belief that those targeted by the governors voting rights for nonviolent felons are those of the african american race. The issue with this belief is that this idea aligns with the oppositional ideal that the uneducated are synonymous with a specific race. Perhaps the largest issue that has arisen is the backwards racism exhibited by the general reaction. Personally, I believe that those targeted would be the under-educated in general, and would like to abstain from extrapolating an entire race. With all of this said, the ethical implications of such an order would help in the fact that the greater majority would have voting rights, fulfilling our set national goal; but there is a negative side that grants citizens a reward for what can be seen as ignorance; creating a less educated voting populace overall.