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Originally posted by SSgtRobertMorris:
Try cashing a check without showing any ID.

Which is more important, cashing a check or voting?

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Originally posted by liberal90:
fun fact: there is nothing in the US constitution preventing a 7-year-old illegal immigrant from voting

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Originally posted by liberal90:
fun fact: there is nothing in the US constitution preventing a 7-year-old illegal immigrant from voting

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Originally posted by Tomcatt:

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Originally posted by liberal90:
fun fact: there is nothing in the US constitution preventing a 7-year-old illegal immigrant from voting

is there anything that even comes close to allowing it?

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Originally posted by SgtSchaeffersMom:
Well thank God.

Some folks will have to scramble to get their documentation in order, but it will only be a problem initially.

This is a long overdue COMMON SENSE issue.




http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/05/28/support-growing...to-register-to-vote/

New legislation being offered in several states aims to make sure people who walk into the nation’s voting booths are, in fact, American citizens.

In Missouri, state Rep. Stanley Cox wants a constitutional amendment that would allow the state to require proof of citizenship when people register to vote.

“That doesn’t seem like an unreasonable requirement because we certainly don’t want people who are not legal in this country deciding our future,” Cox told FOX News.

Missouri is not the only state trying to make it harder for illegals to cast ballots. Right now, 11 states are considering a proof of citizenship law.

Back in 2004, Arizona became the first state in the nation to require proof of citizenship when registering to vote.

“We have an illegal immigration problem here — that’s what triggers these laws.” said Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio.

Arpaio has made a national reputation cracking down on illegal immigration in Arizona.

“Do you think it prevents people from voting? No I don’t. I think it prevents people who are not here legally from voting,” said Jan Brewer, the Arizona secretary of state who says since the bill passed more than 2,000 non-citizens have been bounced from voter rolls. since the bill passed more than 2,000 non-citizens have been bounced from voter rolls.

“I think it ensures those honest voters that they have integrity in the process and that’s what they demand and should be delivered to them,” Brewer said.

Critics say proof of citizenship also deters legal citizens from voting.

“It makes it difficult to vote if you are someone who doesn’t have the documents in hand,” said Claude Piller, a lawyer with Mi Familia Vota, an outreach group that registers new voters in Phoenix.

Piller said that getting documents like passports and birth certificates can be a challenge for the poor or elderly. “We believe the impact will primarily be amongst those who never had to prove they were citizens,” Piller said.

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“It makes it difficult to vote if you are someone who doesn’t have the documents in hand,” said Claude Piller, a lawyer with Mi Familia Vota, an outreach group that registers new voters in Phoenix.

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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“It makes it difficult to vote if you are someone who doesn’t have the documents in hand,” said Claude Piller, a lawyer with Mi Familia Vota, an outreach group that registers new voters in Phoenix.

Maybe ... but they sure manage to do it when their food stamps and/or social security/medicare are on the line. Smokescreen.

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Originally posted by Jade_Gate:

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“It makes it difficult to vote if you are someone who doesn’t have the documents in hand,” said Claude Piller, a lawyer with Mi Familia Vota, an outreach group that registers new voters in Phoenix.

Maybe ... but they sure manage to do it when their food stamps and/or social security/medicare are on the line. Smokescreen.

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Originally posted by PeteCDR:
Oh, and I almost forgot - Section 2 of the 14th Amendment addresses citizenship to vote. Sorry.

"But when the right to vote at any election ... is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States..."

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Originally posted by liberal90:

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Originally posted by PeteCDR:
Oh, and I almost forgot - Section 2 of the 14th Amendment addresses citizenship to vote. Sorry.

"But when the right to vote at any election ... is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such state, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States..."

that's right, there are sections preventing the right to vote from being denied to citizens and those 18 years of age or upwards; there is nothing preventing non-citizens or those below 18 years of age form voting

This is how some states allowed women to vote in federal elections before the passage of the 19th Amendment: there was never any language preventing them from doing so.

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Originally posted by Tomcatt:

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Originally posted by liberal90:
fun fact: there is nothing in the US constitution preventing a 7-year-old illegal immigrant from voting

is there anything that even comes close to allowing it?

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Originally posted by outlaws93:

so something that was used for women to vote you want to exploit so illegals can vote???

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Originally posted by liberal90:

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Originally posted by Tomcatt:

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Originally posted by liberal90:
fun fact: there is nothing in the US constitution preventing a 7-year-old illegal immigrant from voting

is there anything that even comes close to allowing it?

In this country, anything that is not explicitly prohibited is allowed.