Posted on 09/04/2006 10:09:39 AM PDT by wallcrawlr
Q I have an acquaintance who is studying in the United States on a student visa. In a social contact following the last national election, he made it clear he had voted. Since he is not a U.S. citizen, I was somewhat taken aback by this, so I questioned him. He said he simply went to the polls, presented a driver's license and was registered to vote.
He rationalized that if it was so illegal for him to vote, then the poll judges should not have so readily accepted his eligibility, and he added that he felt he had a right to vote since he must pay taxes. When I questioned him about the oath he had to take, he got angry. A mutual friend who saw him at the polls confirmed that he had voted.
I am of two minds: Should I report him to the authorities, which could lead to loss of his visa, and possibly prison or deportation, and separation from his wife and child? Or, as my wife advises, should I just mind my own business?
From our last conversation, it is clear that he plans to vote again in the upcoming primary and elections. Some in my circle of friends argue that he constitutes only one vote, and ask "What difference would that really make?" Others seem to admire his chutzpah in his resistance of authority. Still others feel someone should "do something about it," but express an unwillingness themselves to take any action.
A Tough questions. Let's start with the easy parts.
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Having said that, I don't think we all have an obligation -- legal or moral -- to act as agents of the state, or enforcers of the law.
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Your obligation to the law here is clear. He violated it you must report it.
If a guy sets his wallet down and turns his back, do I have a right to steal it because he wasn't paying attention?
Sorry for the guy that he might lose his family and be deported, but he should've known better than to violate the law. Gotta be reported.
I'd turn in the wife.
Voted for sKerry; didn't he?
Answer Both
Report him. He is undermining the very foundation of our society.
Nice of the MSM to help decriminalize the perception of voter fraud.
Isn't "failure to report a crime" a crime?
We should report this ethically challenged letter writer!
And put him AND his friends in jail!
Their wives too!!!
GOD HELP US - WHAT IS HAPPENING TO THIS COUNTRY?!!!
Stupid question,but is it correct for me to assume that when someone registers to vote,their registration form is verified for accuracy?
The only question is to whom do you report this? Prepare for a lot of the runaround.
Is this one of those urban legends? How do one vote without being registered in-advance?
There is no ethical problem.
The man is a foreign agent who has committed, and plans to continue committing, acts to change American government.
He is a spy.
If convicted, hang him and deport the family.
I take this seriously.
ABSOLUTELY !!!!!
"The measure of a man's character is what he would do if he knew he never would be found out."
Yes, people have given their lives to protect our electoral rights. It's crazy to even consider not prosecuting fraudulent voters.
Having said that, I don't think we all have an obligation -- legal or moral -- to act as agents of the state, or enforcers of the law.
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Reasonable people can disagree about how serious illegal voting is, based on their underlying moral attitudes.
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Could we solve this problem on a societal level by insisting that everybody who wants to vote should be required to provide proof of citizenship? I think the benefits of such a solution are outweighed by the obstacles that it would create for a lot of honest people.
Think this guy is a Democrat?
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