I understand that, but a person is not eligible to start the process until they have lived here for 5 years.
Again, I do not think that is unreasonable, but would nto be opposed to reducing it. On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 4:43 PM, Eric Roberts <[email protected]> wrote: > > It takes longer than 5 years... > > -----Original Message----- > From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 2:58 PM > To: cf-community > Subject: Re: I think this is ridiculous... > > > It takes 5 years to be eligible. I don't think that in unreasonable, > but would not be opposed to reducing that. > > If we allow non-citizens the right to vote, then why even bother > having a citizenship? > > The article mentions one man who has been here for 18 years and is > still not a citizen. In 13 years, he could not find the time or money > to begin the citizenship process? He found a way here, but could nto > find a way to become a citizen once he got here? If it meant that much > to me, I would find a way. > > They do have a voice, if they so choose. They can become citizens. > > Where will it end. Next, they will make the same argument to be able > to vote for county elections, then state and national elections. > > On Mon, Oct 25, 2010 at 3:35 PM, Eric Roberts > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> It makes sense, especially with how long it takes for people to become >> citizens. If it is going to effect them financially, why shouldn't they >> have a voice? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Scott Stroz [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Monday, October 25, 2010 2:24 PM >> To: cf-community >> Subject: I think this is ridiculous... >> >> >> http://wapo.st/cRMllW >> >> Why should we even have a distinction between citizens and non-citizens? >> >> -- >> Scott Stroz >> --------------- >> You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can >> wonder what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris >> >> http://xkcd.com/386/ >> >> >> >> > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:330070 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
