Bill would allow noncitizens to vote

[Soldier4Christ]

Bill would allow noncitizens to vote 
Activists claim legal immigrants 'disenfranchised'

Immigrant-rights activists yesterday renewed their push to allow legal noncitizens to vote in the Big Apple.

A bill that would grant permanent residents and other legal immigrants the right to vote in municipal elections has been stalled in the City Council since last year.

"More than 50,000 adult noncitizen taxpayers in those two districts are disenfranchised by citizenship voting laws," said Cheryl Wertz, of New Immigrant Community Empowerment, referring to today's special election for council seats in Brooklyn and Staten Island.

Councilman Charles Barron (D-Brooklyn), the sponsor of the Voting Rights Restoration Act, said that years ago, when immigrants were mostly European, they had voting rights.

"Then when the complexion of immigrants changes, then all of a sudden, the laws change," he said.

Ron Hayduk, a CUNY professor, concurred, saying immigrants voted in national elections from 1776 through 1926.

[Soldier4Christ]

Why don't we just open up voting to everyone including non-residents overseas like Bin Laden and his friendly madman.   

[Brother Jerry]

Could it be that we had / not let illegals and other vote because we did not have an effective means to monitor, track, or regulate who was and who was not an illegal at those times?

And PR you took the words right out of my fingers.

[Soldier4Christ]

And PR you took the words right out of my fingers.