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elzbardico[dead post] ◴[] No.41914288[source]
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MeetingsBrowser ◴[] No.41914644[source]
I don’t think it’s right to put any sort of filter on which citizens are allowed to vote.

Any filter immediately becomes a tool to limit the number of voters for the opposition.

We already have arguments over what should be considered a felony , gerrymandering county lines, etc.

Seems like requiring a certain level of education would just incentivize more attacks on public education

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hammock ◴[] No.41914667[source]
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

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I 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.