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MichMan

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4. That means non citizens also get to vote ?

Reply to ymetca (Original post)

Fri Feb 17, 2017, 06:33 PM

Feb 2017

If indeed, as the OP stated, the people have the right to alter or abolish the existing government and to institute a new government regardless of citizenship, that would obviously mean that non citizens therefore have the right to vote

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Inalienable Rights Means Citizenship Not Required [View all] ymetca Feb 2017 OP

That's actually not from the US Constitution.... PoliticAverse Feb 2017 #1

I notice it mentions inalienable rights before it mentions governments. In the constitution, things shraby Feb 2017 #2

But which do you believe is correct? ymetca Feb 2017 #3

That means non citizens also get to vote ? MichMan Feb 2017 #4

Yeah, I think so ymetca Feb 2017 #6

No. Voting is a way of participating in government. discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2018 #8

rights are accorded to humans discntnt_irny_srcsm Feb 2017 #5

Why are we not instituting a new goverment? This is what we should be doing! judesedit Jul 2018 #7

See my post #8 discntnt_irny_srcsm Jul 2018 #9