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To: unclewest who wrote (14484)5/28/2001 12:10:00 PM
From: kumar  Read Replies (4) | Respond to of 22706
 
complete the requirements for citizenship then start voting.

for the average immigrant, thats about a 15 year process : about 10 years to get a "Green Card", and the 5 from then to file for citizenship. I feel that 15 years of "taxation without representation" (wasn't that 1 of the reasons the US split from the British Empire ?) is not fair.

Compare that to a country like New Zealand : If you have lived legally there for over a year, and been gainfully employed for that year (ie paid taxes), then you are eligible to vote.



To: unclewest who wrote (14484)5/28/2001 1:04:56 PM
From: kumar  Respond to of 22706
 
some Americans no longer have the rights you yearn for...those with bad conduct or dishonorable discharges from the armed forces and convicted felons.

Not wishing to start a political flame war, but curious :
Did President Nixon loose this right, after Watergate ?