Posted on Oct 30, 2014
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What do you think of noncitizens voting in american elections
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?
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It is a right specifically addressed in the US Constitution as a right and a privilege for the US Citizen alone.
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MSgt Michael Sterling
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While I agree that this country needs to limit who can vote we need to look at the big picture of who can, can not and should not vote. Most of the discussion has been about just illegal aliens who are in the country. What about the foreign families that come to this country and stay just long enough to have their baby and leave with a child that is a citizen. When that child grows up they can return and vote, at some point in time that will become a problem.

And to further add to this conversation, while we are being so high and mighty about who votes in this country. What percentage of the registered voters who have the privilege of voting bothers to vote. Maybe what we need is some outside influence to wake up the people in this country to the need to vote while we still have a country that we can call ours.

If we had a national vote right now do you think English would be the national language? I think it would close.

Unfortunately we have become a culture of let the other person do it, then complain about the out come. That includes voting. Maybe before we say who can and cannot vote we should get the privileged ones that can vote to vote, instead of crying about the condition the country is in.
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SGT James Hastings
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Legally, our current President met the qualifications to vote and be elected however he didn't grow up in America as a child, lacked the core identification with American values so his view on life is completely different from those who grew up here. This explains, in part, his divergent views from the main stream. Yes, sometimes the mainstream has a "sick and out of step" point of view also but that can be seen only when the majority aren't the sick and out of step.
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Don't let them vote. To vote for our officials you have to know our issues. Not just voting for the person that will give you the most handouts.
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SSG Christopher Parrish
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The vote is a right that is only guaranteed to citizens. If someone who immigrates here and does not take enough stake in this country to become a citizen they should not get to partake in the process to determine the future of this nation.
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i have no problem with someone wanting to be an american but they need to be here legaly or be booted out. with that being said of course i do not think that they should be able to vote as they are not citizens and they do not contribute in any way to our government or society. if you want a say in our government become legal and pay taxes like the rest of us, or go home.
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PO1 Eric Corralejo
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How many American Citizens are going to vote? Pew the people that study this say maybe 30%. Maybe letting illegals vote will get citizens out voting again. How many of the Military community are going to be voting?
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SGT Steve Oakes
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No citizenship no vote! I also think you should have to show Valid Government issued ID. If you are not engaged enough in society to obtain a ID. Then you are engaged enough to make an informed choice on who and what to vote for.
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SGT James Hastings
SGT James Hastings
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Funny you would say that. In Mexico you have to present government ID to prove you are a citizen to vote. In our country we seem to hate that idea. Is it because those who vote illegally, even if once once per election, vote for a certain party more than another?
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SSG Eric M Hersh
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what about Fell ions and x jailed people a ND any one hats been in jail esp child abusers, people with a green card should not vote because they are guest in our usa not there country. just one more thing we must get rid of people that come to our usa if they been in jail any were. all they do is nothing for usa. regrds ssg eric hersh
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SSG (ret) William Martin
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Allowing undocumented humans to vote in elections sounds like a ploy by democrats to get their man or woman in office so they can destroy America a little more. Voting is for Americans, not non citizens.
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The right to vote in America is EXACTLY that a RIGHT. It is one that has been bought, paid for, and secured by CITIZENS of this Country who have taken an oath to defend this Country, Uphold the Law and Obey the Orders of the POTUS. People who have helped build, shape and CONTRIBUTE to the welfare and prosperity of the nation. I cannot support those who live here and an have an impact on the who is to serve in leadership without them making the effort to become citizens and EARN that right by contributing. Perhaps that may be tolerated in their native land, but America has become great because Her CITIZENS joining together and making some form of contribution. I welcome those who chose to live here, but I EXPECT them to contribute rather than just go after what may be denied to those who are born here.
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this isn't the revolutionary war and if you are serving our country, you are by definition: documented, point negated.
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MSgt Bill Jones, I think your comment is unbecoming of a SNCO, serving or former.
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SSgt Gregory Gardner
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Everyone voting must be required to show two forms of identification and only members of the military and folks in the nursing homes should be sent absent ballots.
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