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Also outside the US, and the "problem" is that people - pretty much exclusively democrat voters - want illegal immigrants to be able to vote, or at least don't want their illegal votes to not be counted, because they overwhelmingly vote Democrat since the Democrats are the ones importing them and giving them freebies.
And I'm here to believe that my MAGA Latino relatives living in the US are the exception to the rule? 😂 What about my extended family? And their friends and families? And theirs in turn?
What the Democrats want is to run local elections for local issues, and have the people affected vote because it affects them directly. Or what, did you get confused as usual and are talking about the general elections?
So you’re admitting the democrats want illegals to vote in elections?
Democrats? 😂 Buddy, this is a bipartisan event. If the city counsel decides what to do with the initiatives, why are you blaming the Dems? That the democrats are fine with that speaks to compassion for small issues that betters lives.
I hope you realize this doesn't mean electing officials.
You literally said “what democrats want” in your last paragraph of your last post you turnip, and said that they want illegals to vote in them.
Yeah, what lower case democrats (and by extension capital D Democrats allegedly) want and believe in as a core tenet is for the public to vote on small scale measures that affect them directly. Shocker, I know. But tell me, did you think they meant elections instead of these issues? Because you're glossing over the scale of these initiatives quite conveniently.
Also, should my country stop taking young people's votes? Imagine children voting to give an opinion for the local council to hear! I may just clutch my pearls thinking they're electing officials.
You need to look up the definition of the word “election” mate.
Of all the things you could've said, that's what you chose to comment on? Don't start looking silly now and start arguing semantics. You came at this strong. What happened? Losing confidence all of a sudden when called out?
Anyway, I'd love that for you!
I don't know if you know, but generally speaking, an election is a vote held to choose who holds political power. And less commonly, it's used in the general sense to make a generic choice. I chose one definition over the other deliberately to make a distinction about the purpose of votes on a referendum or ballot initiative that are less commonly said to have been "elected". But you know, I won't get mad if you "elect" cake for breakfast over scrambled eggs. You do you, boo.
Yes, I chose to comment on that because it shows you're arguing based on incorrect ideas.
No it's not. You thought it was, but it's not. I'm talking about political elections, you're talking about voting to choose between options. Electing to choose something over another thing doesn't mean you held an election lol
Words have meanings, and you clearly don't know what the words you're using mean.
I investigate well before I reply. Do you really want to go there?
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/election
https://www.vocabulary.com/dictionary/election
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Election
You sure about that? Looks like you're the one struggling with reading comprehension. Either that or you're grasping at straws already.
Anyway, nice diversion. Just like you did last time.
Your post is blatant disinformation. Undocumented immigrants overwhelmingly vote not at all. Voting illegally in the US is difficult, and often prosecuted.
I live in the US. Most of the people I know are Democrat-aligned. None of them want undocumented immigrants to vote. None of them import undocumented immigrants.
Doubt.