[DugwayDuke]

Would it be correct to assume that your Christian benevolence towards all immigrants would also extend to other rigths such as voting? After all, to be consistent, on what basis would you deny those rights?

[Publius Valerius]

If you're a citizen, sure, I've got no problem with that.

I don't know that I would even feel comfortable calling voting a right, but even if it is, it's certainly not the type of natural right that all people are entitled to have--indeed, the constitution even states that voting rights can be taken away. It's just not a natural right.

For instance, I have no problem with a form of government that involves peerage--like the old House of Lords--or a type of government that is not "one man, one vote" like was the case in many states until the 1960s.

Once society makes a commitment to protect natural rights, things like voting become a lot less important.