https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/05/another-awkward-rick-santorum-vote/feed/Conservative News & Politicsen-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 15:28:37 -0400<![CDATA[On February 14, 2002, Democratic Senators Joe Biden, John Edwards, Diane Feinstein, Ron Wyden, Robert Torricelli, and Chris Dodd amongs joined with every single Republican in the Senate including Susan Collins, Olympia Snowe, Lincoln Chaffee, and the rest to kill a measure that would have given felons, including rapists, drug traffickers, and arsonists, the right to vote.The measure failed 63 to 31.But while Joe Biden and Dianne Feinstein were siding with the Republicans in the United States Senate, there were actually three Republicans joining 28 Democrats to support giving these felons the right to vote. One was Senator DeWine of Ohio who the voters would thereafter throw out of office.The other two Republicans were Senators Rick Santorum and Arlen Specter of Pennsylvania.Compassion in action I guess. Luckily they lost.Interestingly, some Santorum supporters are under the impression that Santorum&#8217;s vote was about federalism and letting states decide ultimately if felons have the right to vote. First, states already had that right. Second, this is facially not true.]]>Thu, 05 Jan 2012 23:37:13 -0500<![CDATA[Erick Erickson]]>https://redstate.com/erick/2012/01/05/another-awkward-rick-santorum-vote-n41726