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> A government that can kick down the door of the house you were born in has a duty to give you voting rights. 100% The most basic principle in democratic gov
by huevosabio 1y ago
> A government that can kick down the door of the house you were born in has a duty to give you voting rights.
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The most basic principle in democratic government is that those subject to the monopoly of violence should also have a voice in how that violence is managed.
- jameshilliard 1y ago> The most basic principle in democratic government is that those subject to the monopoly of violence should also have a voice in how that violence is managed. I'm pretty sure most democracies also have a right to decide who can become a citizen. Forcing a country to give citizenship to enemy combatants would be kinda crazy, regardless of whether or not the territory those combatants operate from is under a military occupation.
- immibis 1y agoIsn't that basically the USA regime's logic for stripping citizenship from people who vote against the regime?
- jameshilliard 1y agoThe current USA regime is attempting all sorts of dumb nonsense, but birthright citizenship certainly isn't universal among countries either. I'm not a citizen of the country I was born in.