You make good points, though I'm sympathetic to the parent's point too. In the very layered federal system we have in the US, it might be possible for us to ha

You make good points, though I'm sympathetic to the parent's point too. In the very layered federal system we have in the US, it might be possible for us to have it both ways. Non-U.S.-citizens could be given a vote in local/municipal/county matters, but still not for national representation. (And some states might want to try out different levels of statewide enfranchisement.)