Some states already allow this in municipal elections and others are considering it. How do you feel about this?
2007-04-18 06:16:22 · 33 answers · asked by tnmtngirl 5 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
No. Voting is a privilege for citizens only. Otherwise, people could flood the polls with votes from outsiders who don't have as much a vested interest in who wins.
I don't mind non-citizens living here, as long as they obey the laws and pull their own weight. But I think that voting should be reserved for citizens.
2007-04-18 06:22:50 · answer #1 · answered by Ralfcoder 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
If the non-citizens you describe are residents, then I'm thinking, maybe yes. Because, if they're living here in a semi-permanent fashion, at least, then why not some say in important isues, via voting? But maybe like, you know, a half-vote. Non-citizens wouldn't/shouldn't get full power as the true stake-holders, who are the resident citizens. So, the half-vote power might be a nice compromise. This is the age of fast computer comps, so such a concept should be really do-able. Just an idea, no one has to like it, just an idea...
2007-04-18 06:22:00 · answer #2 · answered by gene_frequency 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
It's amazing how many people answering this question don't understand it or leap to the most bizarre conclusions. Half of the answerers don't even seem to realise that permanent residents pay taxes in the US, can be drafted, etc., etc., etc.
Should anyone other than lawful residents be allowed to vote? No, IMO. Illegal aliens have no right because they are not in the US legally. Lawful visitors are not resident - few to no country allows non-residents to vote.
Should all *legal* residents, citizens and PR's alike, of the US be able to vote? Yes, they should IMO.
They have the same obligations under law so why shouldn't they be allowed to vote? Anyone that says they shouldn't simply because of citizenship is missing the point: citizenship confers no extra obligations upon permanent residents. They still pay taxes, they still have to sign up for the draft, they still have every other obligation that citizens have (& then some, in fact!). For the first five years of PR they are not *able* to become citizens. Denying them a right because they are not *able* to take that right goes against the very foundations of legal theory. If the US wants to create an underclass then it should be upfront about it, but realise well: if you impose a condition and then deny a right because of that then you are both a hypocrit and open yourself to arguments that other types of secondary citizenship are permissable. Slavery, anyone? The US can't have it both ways. Anyone trying to deny the right of lawful permanenet residents to vote is guilty of bigotry.
Complaints about *illegal* aliens voting miss the point. Illegal aliens voting currently is simply a sign of a broken voting system and has nothing to do with the actual question.
2007-04-18 07:17:35 · answer #3 · answered by russ_in_mo 4 · 0⤊ 2⤋
No, it would not be right because unless a person is committed to a country in his heart, he will not vote for the benefit of that country and its citizens. If you indeed love the country you are living in, then you will become a citizen. At least that's how I look at it.
2007-04-18 06:31:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
No. If non-citizens want to vote, let them become citizens. It will then seem like they truly care about the country and are not just here for the benefits.
2007-04-18 06:24:07 · answer #5 · answered by Rogue Scrapbooker 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Why should someone that isn't a citizen of the country have a say in how it is run?? I think this would set this country on its ear! They wouldn't have to obey the laws, AND they could still vote in those that will allow them to continue to break the laws!
2007-04-18 06:49:21 · answer #6 · answered by volleyballchick (cowards block) 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No, because voting is for REAL Americans. Not wannabees.
I don't care how agonizing it is for people to get here legally, no 'non-citizens' should have the same rights as LEGAL citizens.
2007-04-18 06:19:09 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Why should they have the right to vote? I don't go to other countries and cast votes. More often than not, these are people who are here to send their money back home. Who knows how long they are going to be here?
2007-04-18 06:20:20 · answer #8 · answered by Nunnya 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not a USA citizen = NO VOTE IN ANY ELECTION
2007-04-18 06:19:48 · answer #9 · answered by DOC 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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