The
End of NYC, at least. I'd say WTF but my mom would come out of the
woodwork and wash my mouth out with soap... We are truly living in an
insane world, eh??
Let's give illegals the right to vote themselves
more freebies at taxpayers expense. .. Gee, what do you think they'll
vote for?? Sharia law right around the corner.... Anything and
everything to undermine US laws and US freedoms (what's left of them
sighhhh)..
NYC is toast.. I hear the IRS is moving from NYC to Chicago..
Susoni
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New York City officials announced on Monday,
they are strongly considering allowing non-citizen legal residents the
right to vote in local elections. The City Council has begun drafting
legislation to let noncitizens vote in New York City’s municipal
elections, a move that could strengthen immigrants in races across the
five boroughs. 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.
Legal residents would have to live in New York
City for at least six months. A majority of city council members support
it, as does Mayor Bill de Blasio, who says he would sign it if it gets
to his desk. Supporters of the legislation argue that many non-citizen
residents in the city already pay taxes and enroll their children in
public schools, as well as becoming active members of the community.
According to the Fiscal Policy Institute in New York, non-citizen
residents contribute $18.2 billion in income taxes each year. Currently in the US, six small towns in Maryland allow non-citizen voting in local elections. Chicago lets non-citizens vote in its school elections.
Queens College professor Ronald Hayduk spoke to
the Guardian newspaper saying "People are New Yorkers in profound ways
without being citizens of the US,” Allowing non-citizens to vote, Hayduk
adds, “Would produce new issues, new candidates, and new outcomes.”
Queens, New York is almost made up of 50% of immigrants. In parts of
Brooklyn and the Bronx, they make up well over a third of certain
districts. “It’s very different in New York than in middle America.”
The legislation was created by Democrat city
councilman Daniel Dromm who represents District 25, which includes parts
of Jackson Heights and Elmhurst. “Enfranchising non-citizens would make
communities like mine more important to city-wide and state officials,”
he said. “We can’t ignore them if they can vote.” local elections in
New York City suffer from shrinking turnout: 24% of eligible voters cast
ballots in the 2013 election that brought De Blasio to office, a new
low.
From 1969 to 2002, non-citizen New Yorkers could
vote in community school board elections (the school board was
abolished in 2003). Civic groups encouraged thousands of Dominican
non-citizen residents of Washington Heights to vote in school board
polls. Their participation eventually forced the administration of Mayor
Ed Koch to direct greater resources to neglected schools.
As the Guardian points out, “many Americans find the idea of non-citizen voting
entirely unpalatable and fear that it undermines the sanctity and
privilege of citizenship.” Peter Schuck, an emeritus professor of law at
Yale University, told the outlet, “My guess is that it would cause many
Americans to wonder what the point of citizenship is if anyone can vote
without even bothering to learn or be committed enough to apply for naturalization.”
Eric Ulrich, one of three Republicans on the
city council, recently told Newsday, “The right to vote is a privilege
and a sacred obligation that citizens have enjoyed. It should only be
for United States citizens. It’s also a reason for people who are on a
path to citizenship to aspire to citizenship. It’s something for them to
look forward to.” As Breitbart News previously reported, “six Maryland
jurisdictions and Chicago allow non-citizens to vote in some local
elections,” and “activists in Amherst, Massachusetts, Madison,
Wisconsin, and Burlington, Vermont are also clamoring to give voting rights to non-citizens.”
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"Chicago lets non-citizens vote in its school elections."
And look at the state of Chicago's finances.
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