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Isn’t “citizen” itself a filter? We have requirements for being a citizen, after all. We even have a citizenship test, for those not born here
by hammock 2y ago
Isn’t “citizen” itself a filter? We have requirements for being a citizen, after all.
We even have a citizenship test, for those not born here
- Cthulhu_ 2y agoIt is, but it's one to protect a country, else a foreign entity could, for example, move a million people temporarily to the country to vote for policies or politicians that benefit them. I mean it would be a huge undertaking etc etc, but there's people and state actors with infinite means to do so.
- hammock 2y agoI’ll believe that when it happens
- Loudergood 2y agoMany states are in fact letting resident aliens vote in local elections now.
- MeetingsBrowser 2y agoI think I agree with your core point here. In an ideal world, anyone who would be affected by a policy (directly or indirectly) should be allowed to have a say in the policy. Citizenship seems to be a "good enough" bar for letting people in this country vote on matters of this country. And as I pointed out, any filter, including citizenship, is turned into a way remove voters who should otherwise have a say.