Inalienable Rights Means Citizenship Not Required

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8. No. Voting is a way of participating in government.

Our current government has qualifications which must be met in order to participate. Certain offices require certain minimum ages. The president must be native born. Each state sets voting rules for those who reside there.

Voting isn't a human right. Participating in government depends on the government with which one wishes to participate. Without qualifications a half million folks from Virginia could bus up to NYC and vote in the election for the Mayor. For that matter, without qualifications half a billion Russians could fly over and elect a president.

Governments have a way of hanging around and lots of folks prefer to have things remain comfortable and static. Often it takes a revolution to establish a new government.