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1/11: Biden Job Approval, Rasmussen Reports |
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1/11: MI Gov - Craig vs. Whitmer, Economist/YouGov |
Craig 39, Whitmer 49 |
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1/10: Biden Job Approval, IBD/TIPP |
Approve 44,
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1/10: Direction of Country, Rasmussen Reports |
Right Track 30,
Wrong Track 65 |
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Trending On The Left
New York Times: Pence and Jan. 6 Committee Engage in High-Stakes Dance Over Testimony
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Trending On The Right
Wash Examiner: Paul and Fauci in fiery exchange about handling of dissent over pandemic restrictions
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VOTING RIGHTS
New York, New Voters
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Last year, the NYC Council passed a law allowing green card holders, Dreamers, and people who immigrated illegally but are permanent residents to vote in local elections. The measure took effect over the weekend with the support of new Mayor Eric Adams.
From the Left: “More than 800,000 noncitizens and ‘Dreamers’ in New York City will have access to the ballot box — and could vote in municipal elections as early as next year … Unless a judge halts its implementation, New York City is the first major US city to grant widespread municipal voting rights to noncitizens.” (NBC News)
From the Right: "The mayor said that after he spoke with colleagues and listened to their points of view, he decided it was 'more important not to veto the bill or get in the way at all’ ... (Asked) whether this bill is 'making a mockery of American citizenship,' the mayor said that he still encourages people to continue the process to become citizens." (Fox News)
From the Flag: Here’s what both sides are saying about this controversial legislation.
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RIGHT-LEANING SENTIMENT
NYC Law Denigrates Citizenship And Harms Election Integrity
Commentary from the right sees this legislation as problematic given the potential to further expand voting rights based on this precedent. Some argue that although it seems legitimate to grant representation to all taxpayers, the move allows people to “jump the line” ahead of those pursuing citizenship. Finally, some claim this denigrates citizenship while violating existing law.
"Almost Anybody Can Now Vote in New York" Editorial Board, The Wall Street Journal: "New York’s constitution guarantees citizens the right to vote, 'provided that such citizen is eighteen years of age' and has been a resident for 30 days. The progressive argument is that this language doesn’t explicitly exclude noncitizens, so New York City can grant them the franchise. ... So could the city expand local elections to 12-year-old noncitizens? Ditto for the constitution’s 30-day residency rule. Could the city let noncitizens cross the Hudson River [to] declare residency, and vote the next day? As legal analysis, this isn’t what New York’s constitution means. ... Green-card holders pay taxes, yet so might second homeowners, international students, and illegal aliens. For voting, citizenship is a clear place to draw a bright line."
"Noncitizen voting doesn't pass this test" Howard Husock, The Hill op-ed: "The New York City Council’s recent decision to give some 800,000 noncitizens the right to vote might, on the surface, seem just and appropriate. After all, those legal city residents can be said to endure (high) taxation without representation. But this stark departure from historical precedent has a number of serious flaws for those who truly believe in ‘e pluribus unum’ — a nation whose voters share essential civic ideals. As a practical matter, the council action allows these new voters, such as illegal immigrants, to jump the line of those who have waited for years to prepare to become citizens."
"NYC mayor allowing non-citizens to vote is bad for the city, state, and US" Mike Pompeo, Fox News: "... not only do I think it’s inconsistent with our history and the law, I think that it denigrates those of us who are citizens." Keep reading.
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LEFT-LEANING SENTIMENT
Noncitizen Vote A Win For Some, But There’s Danger
Left-leaning commentary is mixed on this one. Some celebrate the legislation as a win that strengthens communities by giving more permanent residents a say in local affairs. Others worry this will harm more comprehensive immigration reform efforts long-term and help Republicans rile up their base ahead of coming elections.
"Why noncitizens should be allowed to vote" Raul A. Reyes, CNN: "Bravo to New York's City Council for taking a meaningful step towards inclusion and representation ... noncitizens who are legal permanent residents and have lived in the city for at least 30 days will be allowed to vote in elections for mayor, public advocate, city council, among other local offices. ... Allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections is smart policy that is legally sound. It will strengthen communities and give more residents an investment in politics that affect their daily lives. ... The legislation passed largely affects legal immigrants, such as green card holders, people with work permits, and young people who have qualified for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program."
“The Pro-Immigrant Case Against Noncitizen Voting” Michael R. Bloomberg, Bloomberg: "There’s no question that the route immigrants must travel to obtain citizenship is too slow and too restrictive. Fixing this process requires the White House and Congress to work with Republicans on a bipartisan deal, which noncitizen voting will make even more difficult and unlikely. In fact, it will lend credence to the Republican argument that Democrats support immigration reform purely to pad their own voter rolls. This view is false, but pushing for noncitizen voting will only make it harder to refute, while also making the national conversation on the topic more toxic than it already is. Immigrants deserve to be heard and protected. But that will not happen with local attempts to supersede the broken federal system."
"How non-citizen voting could backfire on Democrats" Bradley Honan and Arick Wierson, New York Daily News op-ed: "... Giving noncitizens the opportunity to vote is certainly no panacea for Democrats for several reasons — and it may even be a strategic advantage for the Republicans." Keep reading.
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FLAG THIS
So, How Does This Work Exactly?
The Pew Research Center says there are upwards of 25 million noncitizens living in the US. For New York City, the number of permanent residents who are noncitizens is estimated to be in the hundreds of thousands.
Come January 2023, this group will be allowed to participate in city elections for positions such as mayor, comptroller, public advocate, and city council. Yet, a state judge could still decide to strike down the measure.
Zooming out, New York City became the largest jurisdiction to enact such a law after San Francisco permitted noncitizens to vote in school board elections five years ago.
Flag Polls: Where do you stand on allowing noncitizens to vote in local elections? Join the discussion here.
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US & WORLD
Do It Yourself Healthcare, Maya Angelou Quarter, National Blood Crisis
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WSJ: Frustrated with an overburdened health system, more consumers are turning to gadgets, home kits, apps and monitors for tasks and tests previously handled by trained medical workers. They are monitoring their own blood pressure, conducting EKGs, tracking blood sugar and cholesterol levels, and pricking their own fingers for blood tests normally done at the doctor’s. This is all part of a do-it-yourself healthcare movement that has accelerated during the pandemic, doctors and industry analysts say.
CNN: A new US quarter featuring the late Maya Angelou went into circulation Monday, the US Mint announced, making the legendary poet and activist the first Black woman ever to appear on the coin.
CBS: The nation's blood supply is dangerously low, prompting the Red Cross to announce a national blood crisis for the first time.
NBC: The United States reported 1.34 million Covid cases on Monday, with the daily case rate shattering global records as hospitalizations soared across the country.
NYT: More than half of people in Europe could be infected with the Omicron variant of the coronavirus in the next six to eight weeks, the World Health Organization warned on Tuesday.
AP: The Justice Department is establishing a specialized unit focused on domestic terrorism.
CNBC: Over the past two years, median income fell 3% while the cost of living rose nearly 7%, due, in part, to rising housing and medical costs.
AP: A third Chinese city has locked down its residents because of a COVID-19 outbreak, raising the number confined to their homes in China to about 20 million people.
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WATERCOOLER
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Its simple. This is clearly another lever being utilized by the left to ensure their safety in life long political abilities. How does it affect me? Not alt all. Voting by non-citizens won’t pass the SCOTUS test nationally, so for me, I’m not worried. I don’t live in NY. I won’t visit NY and I severely restrict doing business with companies or entities in NY. So for a dude form Texas, I’ve got no skin in their game.
Illegals shouldn’t be allowed to vote in any election. It’s bad enough that NY has basically become a sanctuary state allowing more and more illegals to live there and drain resources needed for US citizens. Would these entitled illegals even think about voting if an ICE agent was at the polling place? Doubtful. They would run like the cockroaches they are!
We shouldn’t be calling these people non-citizens. They are illegal aliens. When are we going to enforce the law? There’s no way any illegal should have any right to vote in a country that is made up of citizens; legal citizens.
I agree, Tim. And you need ID to do nearly everything. Produce it when you vote or don’t vote. Mail in balloting should be severely limited and only available with a demonstrated hardship. More oversight, less fraud.
Become a citizen-your able to vote.
That’s all there is to it. It’s this way in every other country in the world. Invest time in what you believe. Giving people easy access to anything takes away all incentive.
I worked hard to be a citizen- it took me 2 years when Al Gore was in charge of the citizenship and they decided to blanketly allow 1 million immigrants in the country in 1996. 2 years to prove I was worthy to be an American Citizen, even though my father was an Airforce Medic that served in Vietnam.
I don’t think giving the blanket pass for voting is the proper thing to do. I can’t believe it would even be legal.
I agree with many of of who have commented before me on this subject. If you want to vote in any election in the United States of America then become legal citizens of the same. It it no that difficult of a concept to understand. New York city should lose all federal monies because of this law. Another gimmick to help the leftist democrats to stay and expand their power.
I could never support such a hair brain idea but if the dumb people of NYC want it, so be it. Sometimes you just can’t stop stupid no matter how hard you try.
it does amaze me how many people on here did not read the details of this. These are not illegal aliens, these are green card holders, DACA people, and H1B people who are all legally in the US. Please read the details before commenting so you get your responses correct.
They have not completed the requirements for full citizenship. At the same time, I believe the whole system needs an overhaul to allow more legal citizenship. DACA is a government failure to deal with a real problem. How long has that been kicked down the road? The real problem is our government ignoring this and many other real-world issues. That doesn’t mean we should change the need for id when it comes to voting. No id? Let the fraud begin! What has happened to the ability to find a sane middle answer for this kind of issue?
Yes, the are non citizens! They are not citizens of the Us! They should not vote. It took me three years before I was able to become a citizen. I went to evening classes to learn so much about this country. How the government works. I also had to take a test before I was officially a US citizen. The most proudest moment of my live!!
The article states these people are, “people who immigrated illegally but are permanent residents,” so what do you not understand these people are here illegally. If they are illegal, we have not followed the law and they should not be permanent residents.
This country seems caught in the middle between having laws we all follow and ignoring laws whenever is convenient. Where is the incentive to do the right thing? Personal id is something I have needed my whole adult life. Without id, how would you know who voted? Could I go to a state with a ballot I don’t like and vote against it? Where would that end? The whole situation is an insult to those who follow the law including the many, many legal immigrant citizens!
No. No. No. no..! Don’t dilute the meaning and importance of citizenship and the value that it conveys. If folks can vote in elections without a knowledge of our governmental history and system, where’s the incentive for them to learn about them? Our nation’s cohesiveness is made much weaker with such actions.
Never! Never! Never! I live in upstate NY and I’m glad this stupid thing (to keep from saying something I will live to regret) is not in my neck of the woods! I won’t go to NYC until this stupid law is thrown out! This is just a voter grab for Democrats who don’t give 2 spits about the rule of law, they only want power! Bar all illegals from voting!!!