Posted on Oct 30, 2014
What do you think of noncitizens voting in American elections?
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First of all, I hope I know the answer to this question, but one never knows, so I'm asking.
Today, in the "People's Republic of Maryland," this story broke: Non-citizens may be voting (http://www.wtop.com/46/3732751/Md-official-Noncitizens-may-be-voting). I believe it's a valid concern and something should be done to stop it.
What do you think?
Today, in the "People's Republic of Maryland," this story broke: Non-citizens may be voting (http://www.wtop.com/46/3732751/Md-official-Noncitizens-may-be-voting). I believe it's a valid concern and something should be done to stop it.
What do you think?
Edited 11 y ago
Posted 11 y ago
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My wife (of 5 days) is Japanese. I have such a hard time trying to explain to her how our government works. I am an American. I am still trying to figure it out.
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Only citizens should be allowed to vote for federal and state positions, for local elections all can vote.
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I'm only voting to see if anyone's actually voted for the allow illegal immigrants to vote option. Naturally I support the notion that we uphold the rule of law, and support common sense.
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The constitution and subsequent amendments grant the right to vote to those with citizenship. Therefore, non-citizens should not be allowed to vote. Moreover, efforts should be made to ensure that they DON'T vote.
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With regards to the OP's link:
"They say their allegation is based on a comparison of voter registration records and lists of people excused from jury duty because they declared they were not U.S. citizens."
That's an argument that doesn't lead you to the conclusion, as it doesn't make a quantifiable claim. For example, we assume that Person A claims to be a citizen to vote when he is not; but we do not assume that Person A claims to not be a citizen for jury duty, when in fact he is.
Essentially, the allegation is not actually supported by quantifiable evidence, just a "feeling" that it might be occurring.
"They say their allegation is based on a comparison of voter registration records and lists of people excused from jury duty because they declared they were not U.S. citizens."
That's an argument that doesn't lead you to the conclusion, as it doesn't make a quantifiable claim. For example, we assume that Person A claims to be a citizen to vote when he is not; but we do not assume that Person A claims to not be a citizen for jury duty, when in fact he is.
Essentially, the allegation is not actually supported by quantifiable evidence, just a "feeling" that it might be occurring.
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CW5 (Join to see)
The way I understood it, SFC (Join to see), was that a comparison of jury duty lists and voter registrations prompted this report. First, jury duty lists where Joe Smith, for example, said he couldn't serve on jury duty because he is not a U.S. citizen. Then voter registration, where the same Joe Smith who said he was not a citizen and could not serve on jury duty, is registered to vote. That's a direct comparison. Something's amiss.
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SSG Don Waggoner
In many states, and I don't know how Maryland does it, but when one gets a driver's license one is automatically registered to vote, and jury pools are drawn from DL lists. Mistakes could be made that are not the fault or intent of the individual. So, even if one never goes to vote because one knows they are not entitled to, one may still show up for jury duty because the notice threatens them with contempt and jail. Still, this happens rarely, less than 0.01% of the time or less often. In this case, probably what happened is, some activist or activist group started comparing the lists or showing up in court to see if this happened. It may have happened once and the accusation is made like it is an everyday occurrance. Thus, Chicken Little cries the sky is falling and everyone builds bunkers and gets in them and refuse to come out and discover on their own that the sky is not falling. This is a tactic of extreme left and right wing groups, the Koch brothers, and Fox News. Other organizations do it from time to time, but not to the extent those groups purposely do it on a regular basis. personally don't believe anything I read in the paper or magazines, or hear on the news, unless it at least seems credible, comes from a regularly reliable source, or I check it out myself.
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How about this: citizens of each country who currently entertain a U.S. presence should be allowed to vote in our elections?
Too trolling?
Obviously, non-citizens do not vote in federal elections... however that doesn't mean that a State cannot allow those individuals to vote in State elections.
Too trolling?
Obviously, non-citizens do not vote in federal elections... however that doesn't mean that a State cannot allow those individuals to vote in State elections.
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SSG Don Waggoner
That would be up to the states and or communities. Not sure why that qualification is better than any other since those countries do not allow us to participate in their elections.
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it seems there are quite a few trying and there seems to be a concerted effort by some D "organizers" to get the illegals to the polls.
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/391474/non-citizens-are-voting-john-fund
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/10/29/massive-non-citizen-voting-uncovered-in-maryland/
http://www.nationalreview.com/article/391474/non-citizens-are-voting-john-fund
http://pjmedia.com/tatler/2014/10/29/massive-non-citizen-voting-uncovered-in-maryland/
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