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To: ruralvoter

The Constitution requires that the Federal government MUST ensure that every State has a republican form of government. One of the requirement of a republican form of government is that ONLY citizens may vote. Citizens have civic responsibilities that non-citizens do not. They have requirements of loyalty that non-citizens do not. They can be compelled to public service (based on the results of votes) that non-citizens cannot. It is an outrageous violation of the rights of citizens to allow non-citizens to vote.


5 posted on 10/23/2010 9:36:28 AM PDT by sourcery (Don't call them "liberals" or "progressives." The honest label is extreme anti-Constitutionalists!)
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To: sourcery
One of the requirement of a republican form of government is that ONLY citizens may vote.

This is simply inaccurate. Wisconsin allowed non-citizen immigrants (primarily Scandinavians and Poles) to vote in local elections over a hundred years ago. There is nothing prohibiting this in the U.S. Constitution. In fact, the practice has long-standing historical precendent. That's not to say it is required or even a good idea -- just that there's nothing illegal about it.

When it comes to federal elections though ....

33 posted on 10/23/2010 10:39:27 AM PDT by SSS Two
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