Felons are not allowed to vote in the USA. Is it fair to allow illegal aliens to vote in the USA?
San Francisco and a few other cities have passed a law giving illegal aliens a right to vote in a United States election. Is that fair, when American citizens are not allowed the same privileges if they break the law?
From my understanding, which is very ignorant, felons can vote after 5 years of discharging their sentences or parole/probation. I am also unaware that cities can legally pass such laws. If they can, who needs Russia's interference to sway elections when we have enough illegal aliens to get the job done if allowed?
Illegal aliens should not be able to vote (if we were the illegal aliens in their country would we be allowed to vote there?). Citizenship has its privileges.
While felon voting laws vary from state to state, I think if they can "keep their noses clean" for 3-5 years after being released they should be able to vote.
Only citizens should be allowed to vote...not permanent residents, not green card holders, not legal immigrants or refugees. I feel like a felon who has served his full sentence (not paroled) and remained without any legal problems for five years should have voting rights restored. Multiple felon convictions should prohibit restoral of voting rights.
I think city should be able to decide who is eligible to vote in a local election, but not in a federal or state election. My understanding is that some cities are allowing parents with children in school to vote in school board elections regardless of citizenship status. There are some pros and cons about this and I expect that undocumented aliens would think twice about identifying themselves and risking deportation. Convicted felons can regain their voting rights after a period of time after release. They cannot vote while incarcerated.
I disagree. I believe the aliens who were proud enough to learn about this country, and follow the rules to become a citizen , should be allowed to participate it the decisions made here. Those who are too lazy or unmotivated to become a citizen, should not be allowed to vote in this country for anything. After all, it isnt THERE country, until they become a citizen legally.
It takes five years before you are able to apply for citizenship. It has nothing to do with laziness or lack of motivation. During that time, you are presumably paying taxes, but have no ability to vote. That is taxation without representation and I believe we had a kerfuffle in Boston Harbor over that issue. While I do not believe that a non-citizen should be able to vote in major elections, I do think they should be able to vote in local elections, such as school boards, community boards or City Councils.
This post was edited by SpunkySenior at August 6, 2018 9:39 PM MDT
You didn't say that at all. You said those who are lazy or unmotivated to become a citizen should not be able to vote and I said it takes five years to become eligible for citizenship. During that five year MANDATORY waiting period before being eligible to become a citizen, those people are paying taxes without the ability to choose their representatives. I am not suggesting they be able to vote in major elections, but if they pay real estate taxes, school taxes, etc., they should be able to vote in minor local elections.
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