[Cacique]

This is a slap in the face to every citizen and particularly naturalized citizens like myself. People who are not citizens have not given an oath to the US Constitution, they have not committed themselves to become Americans. Citizenship will become even more worthless and the idea of the nation state made up citizens loyal to it will become meaningless.

For a long time there has been a small movement on the left that claims that the presidency of the US is too important to be left to only americans to vote. This is the crack in that door. The internationalist collectivists who want to hand over power to the UN will have their way. Loyalty to the nation has become a meaningless concept.

My father is turning in his grave. Even after having fought in WW II in the US army it did not give him an automatic right to become a US citizen with the right to vote. Now they intend to hand it out like it was candy. While the enemy from without attacks our borders the fifth columnists from within destroy our institutions.

[cyborg]

I agree... what will motivate non-US citizens to be citizens if they are allowed to vote? It's bad enough that a lot of natural born Americans don't take civics and government responsibility seriously.

[hellinahandcart]

Nowhere in this article is there any mention of how they're going to prevent non-citizens from voting in state and national elections, once they're permitted to register.

I suppose they think we should put people who have broken the law to come here on the "honor system", and just trust they will not pull the lever for President once they're in the booth.

[Clemenza]

The Italians (at least in Rome) are already doing this:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1106959/posts

When in Rome, do as the Romans do? NOT!

[NYC GOP Chick]

Bravo! This is the best argument I've ever read against giving non-citizens the right to vote!