Posted on 12/10/2013 11:17:43 AM PST by jazusamo
Amid a number of scandals that have made national headlines, the elected officials running Washington D.C.’s perpetually corrupt local government have come up with another winner—a bill to allow non U.S. citizens vote in elections.
It’s simply business as usual for local government in the District of Columbia, still renowned for the appearance of Mayor Marion Barry in an FBI surveillance video smoking crack. Since being convicted—and serving time—for cocaine possession Barry has been elected to the D.C. Council multiple times and has been embroiled in a number of scandals, including taking cash payments from city contractors, failing to pay taxes, violating the terms of his probation and stalking a former girlfriend.
A number of other officials have been dogged by scandal, especially current Mayor Vincent Gray, who has been embroiled in a federal corruption probe and campaign wrongdoing. Gray also issued an illegal immigrant sanctuary order banning police and other city agencies from asking people about their immigration status and guaranteeing that local law enforcement officials will not detain illegal aliens, report them to federal agencies or even make them available for federal immigration interviews without a court order.
Considering this, it’s not at all surprising to see D.C.’s latest project, an outrageous measure to change the election process. It’s known as the Resident Voting Rights Act of 2013 and it would amend the D.C. election code to include in local elections anyone over 18 who has resided in the District for 30 days or more and is not a citizen of the United States but a permanent resident of the United States under federal law.
One of the D.C. councilmen behind the bill, Tommy Wells, says the measure needs to pass because area residents know all too well what it means to be denied equal voting rights in the United States. “It goes without question that every resident of DC deserves a vote and a voice in our local government,” Wells said. “DC needs to be a great place for everyone to live, work and raise a family. No one should be denied these basic rights.”
There are several jurisdictions where noncitizens vote in local U.S. elections, according to information posted on Wells’ official D.C. government website. They include six towns in Maryland, New York City school board elections and Chicago school board elections. In D.C. the change would affect 53,975 residents who are foreign born, but not naturalized U.S. citizens.
Even the famously liberal mainstream media opposes this ludicrous idea. The Washington Post published an editorial blasting the measure, reminding that no prerogative conferred by a democracy is more central to citizenship than the right to vote. “It should not be taken for granted nor casually tinkered with or diluted,” the paper says. The editorial points out that a 1996 law signed by Bill Clinton makes it a crime for noncitizens to vote in a federal election and that no state permits voting by non-citizens.
I wonder if that includes illegals legally here under 0bamalaw.
It is how the DC dummies would view the definition of “. .a permanent resident.”
Permanent resident means, legally, here in the US with a green card. Without being here legally, they are, by legal definition, an “illegal alien.”
DC dolts would look at that and likely say “But, hey, they’ve been here for 30-yrs so that means they are here permanently.”
Depends on if they use the legal definition or political definition.
My money is on the emotional-political definition.
That’s my opinion, anyway.
I suspect you may be correct and it’s pathetic that any local government lets non-citizens vote, even in school board elections.
Indeed.
Sad and an outrage.
If we stop sending foreign aid to that sewer, maybe they’ll understand that Americans have taken all of the bull**** that they are going to take from the District of Corruption.
Hey folks:
Illegals already vote - in large numbers.
The SEIU, La Raza, and like groups have been registering them for years. Nobody ever checks whether these are US citizens. SEIU gives them the form, tells them to check off the US Citizen block, and that’s it. No local registrars ever do follow up checks. Just call their office and ask them.
Then they show up at the polls with a Democrat assistant, or they vote absentee so that no one will ever confront them.
Democrats know that no Republican will question them lest they be accused of racism.
illegal, dead, not even a human, what’s the difference. They all magically vote lib.
heck, why stop there....just open it up to the world.
There’s no doubt many illegals vote with help from the RATS.
Unions, La Raza and liberal county and state elected officials who look the other as well as Holder and his thugs at the Injustice Dept.
Just another way democrats have come up with to pad the vote for democrats.
There might have been a time when most republicans and conservatives thought most liberals were basically good people who just happen to be mislead or uninformed.
But today we know that for the most part they are vile, evil, disgusting people who do not mean well at all.
Crap. They already DO vote. Why does anyone think the ‘Rats are so vehemently opposed to Voter ID measures? ‘Disenfranchisement’? What the hell is that anyway? It makes no sense in this argument whatsoever.
Candidates would show off their ability to be nimble, adroit, think fast, withstand tremendous presure, demonstrate adversity and most of all be quick on their feet. Eminenlty more watchable than noring political conventions.
Gee, what a surprise. Next will be inmates voting in local elections and fed elections.
Imagine a prison of 10,000 voters overwhelming a small town of say 2,000 in votes.
Or, say 15 million illegals dumped into our national elections.
It’s coming.
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Theyll change their tune soon as these non citizens start voting against liberals.
You got that right.
I hope so, it’ll be sweet revenge.
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