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Lets say a migrant population does in fact have some "dangerous idea" that the locals don't want. How big does that migrant population need to be before they h
by floatrock 10y ago
Lets say a migrant population does in fact have some "dangerous idea" that the locals don't want.
How big does that migrant population need to be before they have a sizable enough voting majority? Do the couple thousand people who moved from SF to Oregon or Seattle really really have the voting numbers to sway politics that much?
It's the idea that's contagious, not the people. Disenfranchising transplants does not stop the idea. If you want to stop the idea, you need to offer something better (or prove why the idea is dangerous).
- zeveb 10y ago> Do the couple thousand people who moved from SF to Oregon or Seattle really really have the voting numbers to sway politics that much? It depends on how close the numbers were beforehand, right? > Disenfranchising transplants does not stop the idea. If they retain the franchise in their former states, then they're not disenfranchised. I'm frankly astounded that so many people have reacted so negatively to this idea. TO me, it seems like common sense: the mere fact of moving somewhere doesn't make one a local. We require immigrants to our country to learn about American history & civics: why not immigrants to our states?
- hilop 10y agoYour idea makes no sense, it assigns blame to 2% of the population for turning the preexisting 49% into a majority.