Posted on 04/05/2015 4:08:43 PM PDT by 9thLife
New York City council is currently drafting legislation that would allow all legal residents, regardless of US citizenship, the right to vote in city elections
New York City is routinely described as a “global hub”, a place so thoroughly penetrated by international capital and migration that it seems at once within and without the United States. It is the centre of American commerce and media, but its politics, demographics and worldly outlook make the Big Apple an outlier.
New York may be about to become even more distinct. The left-leaning New York City council is currently drafting legislation that would allow all legal residents, regardless of citizenship, the right to vote in city elections. If the measure passes into law, it would mark a major victory for a voting rights campaign that seeks to enfranchise non-citizen voters in local elections across the country. A few towns already permit non-citizen residents to vote locally, but New York City would be by far the largest jurisdiction to do so.
Under the likely terms of the legislation, legally documented residents who have lived in New York City for at least six months will be able to vote in municipal elections. Reports suggest that the city council is discussing the legislation with Mayor Bill de Blasio’s office, and that a bill might be introduced as soon as this spring.
While the legislation stands a good chance of sailing through the council and even winning the approval of the mayor, the prospect of New York City enfranchising its residents has stoked controversy. Many Americans find the idea of non-citizen voting entirely unpalatable and fear that it undermines the sanctity and privilege of citizenship.
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“As New York City goes,” Dromm said, “so goes the rest of the world.”
(Excerpt) Read more at theguardian.com ...
How long have Cuba, Mexico and South America been voting in yours?
A long time like in every other state, but it is supposed to be illegal where as NY City wants non Americans voting in theirs. So the question is, can we in the south vote in NY City if this law passes?
- Attributed to Alexander Fraser Tytler (15 October 1747 – 5 January 1813)
New Yawk also disenfranchises animals. This could get good.
I think it is time for us to demand our rights. DO NOT DISENFRANCHISE US!!!
There are things to like about New York, but it is hardly the center of the universe. That said, what does it mean to be an American citizen if your local city/town council can just decide that your citizenship is meaningless when it comes to deciding who will represent you?
My grandparents lived near Flushing.
The is what the America-hating, commie bastards, aka “democRATS” do. The sleazy lice can’t get elected in a fair and honest election. The crotch dwellers have to manufacture illegal votes.
Just look at what they got without the illegals voting....imagine
The Right to Vote sometimes called the ‘Franchise’ is when you come right down to it the ONLY thing now-a-days that separates a Citizen from a Non-citizen. And these absolute fools are going to GIVE that away too?
In that case why be a citizen of the United States, Anyone anywhere has the same right to vote in our elections and therefore influence our political process.
Beware the consequences I say of decisions like this. The intended as well as unintended consequences may indeed be dire and permanent.
Let's agree to disagree ;).
This is child's play now -- just to get headlines. If the financial system tanks again, it will become a freight train.
It figures that Sonderkommando Soros would want to destroy our nation.
You would think this could be constitutionally challenged as a denial of the right to vote by legal citizens, on the grounds their votes are being nullified by illegal voters.
LOL
I actually couldn't find a suitable screen-grab: I would have to go through my old VHS tapes for this...
If any of those non citizens start voting republican, watch those councilmen who supported this, change their tune.
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