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If I own property in multiple municipalities/states, then I should be able to vote in all of them on local issues.
by black6 4mo ago
If I own property in multiple municipalities/states, then I should be able to vote in all of them on local issues.
- postflopclarity 4mo agothat's a different legal question than the one here.
- toast0 4mo agoThis case is specifically about allowing voting for non-resident property owners when the ownership is held by a corporation rather than a natural person.
- postflopclarity 4mo agocorrect. and the comment I replied to is about allowing voting for non-resident property owners when the ownership IS held by a natural person.
- toast0 4mo agoThe poster did not indicate how they hold their ownership. Many people hold their real estate indirectly; a trust is common; if I read the opiniom correctly, a majority of properties in the municipality in question are held in trust.
- yesfitz 4mo agoWhy?
- samwiseg 4mo agoAbsolutely not. If you don’t live there, then your vote shouldn’t matter as much as someone who does live there.
- Henchman21 4mo agoNice assertion. No. You should be able to vote where you live. Full stop. Nothing else. You don't get more than one vote.
- akramachamarei 4mo agoWhat about the notion of No Taxation without Representation? With that in mind, shouldn't you get to vote wherever you are (substantially) taxed?
- Henchman21 4mo agoNo. One person, one vote, with registration tied to where you live. Now, to discuss No Taxation Without Representation: we haven’t had proper representation since the number of representatives in the house was capped because we ran out of space for more chairs, so personally I consider that ship has sailed. I would love to get back to a place where We The People had representation. Alas we do not. Let’s start by addressing the absolutely absurd chair problem.
- akramachamarei 4mo agoYeah that would be good to address too. I wonder if we'd end up with vertically stacked Representatives like in Star Wars.
- Henchman21 4mo agoWell, if we're going to go all Star Wars with it, let's elect some kids to office. Smart kids. Kids with a sense of justice and fairness. But yes, I expect a sphere might be the best layout. Like King Arthur's Round Table, there is no head or foot.
- EnergyAmy 4mo agoCorporations don't have the right of representation, because corporations don't have rights. People have rights, and corporations are not people.