is it a good idea to allow citizens of foreign countries to vote in local elections in the US ?

[elektra]

They ARE legal immigrants.

Yidnar stated, "sneaked". Legal immigrants do not sneak.

 

[whitehall]

It's a sign that democrat policies are intended to ruin this once great Country when you can ask a question like that.

 

[Unkotare]

..... If you are to say they don't really support all of the victim groups they claim to support, then I would agree with you. .....

The democrats pay lip service to caring about the various groups they insist individuals exist exclusively in, but how many of them ever get off their asses and lift a finger to actually do anything for anyone? They want the government to take your money and do it for them.

 

[Unkotare]

I did not say it was.

While my gut instinct is to agree with you, my logic side says that these people live there, they pay taxes, they send their kids to the schools, they own property, they own businesses....why should they not have a say in what happens to them? ...

If by "have a say" you mean vote, the answer is because they are not citizens.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

If by "have a say" you mean vote, the answer is because they are not citizens.

That is the canned answer, that's for sure

 

[Unkotare]

That is the canned answer, that's for sure

It is the correct answer.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

thats what NYC is doing when it comes to local elections ! to hear the left and the msm explain it the left is allowing non citizens to vote in local elections ,but the truth is the people they are talking about are not non citizens ! the people they are talking about actually are citizens ! they are citizens of foreign countries ! so is it a good idea to allow citizens of South American,Asian ,and European countries to vote in the US ? New York City Mayor Eric Adams allows noncitizen voting bill to become law

It's a gateway to zero representation and totalitarianism.

The war has already started. Get your weapons ready.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

That is the canned answer, that's for sure

Why do they get to come here and have a "say" in our activities while remaining citizens of, and loyal to, another country?

Are they going to let us do the same in said foreigner's home country?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

It is the correct answer.

Says you. And my gut reaction is the same, but not so sure it is that logical when dug into.

My sister moved to Slovenia this past summer and is working on getting permanent resident status. If she does she will then be allowed to vote in in local elections and can also run for the position of local councillor.

Then she has a say in the things that impact her life on a daily basis. This does not really seem a bad thing to me.

 

[norwegen]

Maybe Americans ought to start voting in foreign elections.

 

[Bootney Lee Farnsworth]

Says you. And my gut reaction is the same, but not so sure it is that logical when dug into.

My sister moved to Slovenia this past summer and is working on getting permanent resident status. If she does she will then be allowed to vote in in local elections and can also run for the position of local councillor.

Then she has a say in the things that impact her life on a daily basis. This does not really seem a bad thing to me.

You don't foresee the end result in allowing that to happen, do you?

 

[Unkotare]

Says you. ...

Find a poll on how many US citizens "says" otherwise.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Why do they get to come here and have a "say" in our activities while remaining citizens of, and loyal to, another country?

I would say because the local laws impact them just as much as they do a citizen.

Are they going to let us do the same in said foreigner's home country?

More than likely, yes.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

You don't foresee the end result in allowing that to happen, do you?

Is my sister going to take over the country by voting for the mayor of a tiny village?

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Maybe Americans ought to start voting in foreign elections.

Move to a country and become a permanent resident and you will more than likely be allowed to

 

[Dont Taz Me Bro]

They own businesses, hire workers, pay taxes, send their kids to our schools

They should have a say at the local level on how their taxes are spent

They can apply for citizenship.

 

[daveman]

Wrong. As usual. A Xenophile is an individual who is attracted to foreign peoples, manners, or cultures.

He meant "xenophobes".

And that's just a baseless claim about the right.

 

[daveman]

See above; I know it may seem odd, but we have two conservative parties which control everything. One calls itself conservative, and the other does not.

To a Marxist, a socialist looks like a staunch conservative.

 

[MinTrut]

I think you have a screw loose.

Nope.

Leftist political theory = adherence to centralized government control;

Numerous political entities/ideologies embrace this.

individual freedom and sovereignty subservient to central government.

See above.

That perfectly describes the modern democrat party.

Many things describe Democrat fascism; I see them as deranged Nazis.

If you are to say they don't really support all of the victim groups they claim to support,

They do not, but they'll say anything to get that vote.

then I would agree with you.

Good.

But to say that they are not politically left

No more than Nazis were Jews.

is absolutely freaking insane.

It's 100% freaking correct actually - Democrats are deranged/zombie/totalitarian conservatives.

The central government is their God.

You're confusing an element common to many ideologies for something exclusively leftist.

You're also failing to note that MANY on the left are libertarian/anarchist in their leanings/beliefs.

 

[MinTrut]

To a Marxist, a socialist looks like a staunch conservative.

That may be true, but we still have two wildly conservative parties which control everything.