Leftist Mayor wants illegals to vote in US elections
By: Ed Farnan | Published Saturday, December 17, 2011, 1:30 PM | Updated Saturday, December 17, 2011, 1:30 PM
The slow erosion of citizenship rights for Americans will turn into a landslide if the far left Democrat Mayor of New Haven Connecticut gets his wish. Yesterday Mayor John DeStefano announced he wants to allow illegal aliens to vote in his municipal elections. DeStefano estimated 10,000-12,000 illegal immigrants live in his city.
Destefano will be taking his proposal before the Connecticut legislature for permission to enact the law. The proposal would only change voting eligibility for local elections in New Haven, not state or federal elections. Of course, is anyone willing to bet this includes they will be able to vote for their favorite Mayor too?
De Stefano, opening a window into his thought process said: “All I’m just saying is that like women and African-Americans before them, this is a class of individuals that are precluded from having a say in the community in which they’re a part of.
What claptrap! First of all women and blacks were citizens of this country, there is no comparison. The rule of law is if you are a citizen, you get to vote. If you are not a citizen, no voting.
I predict this just might be the straw that breaks the camels back of Americas tolerance. The left has pushed this too far. All for fast and loose rules when it comes to voter registration, absentee voting and actual voting in the booth, they fight tooth and nail the simple requirement of I.D. to prove who you are when voting.
A new poll just came out and it showed that 60% of the American public thinks the Federal Government under the Obama administration, is encouraging illegal immigration into this country. Now a Democrat mayor wants to give them the voting privilege? To add to this perception that American citizenship is being sold out, are revelations of widespread voter irregularities which stabs at the heart of being a citizen:
Colorados Secretary of state discovered 16,000 non citizens on it's voter rolls.
In Indiana, it appears there was a widespread, systematic organized effort by Democrat operatives to cheat the system by forging names of, especially Democrat voters, to put Barack Obama on the presidential ballot for the Democratic presidential primary in 2008,." Charged Indiana Secretary of State Charlie White.
Former Alabama Democratic Rep. Arthur Davis said "What I have seen in my state, in my region, are the most aggressive practitioners of voter-fraud. Local machines cooking the ballot boxes on election day, they’re manufacturing absentee ballots, they’re voting in the name people like Donald Duck, because they want to control politics and thwart progress,”
The integrity of the voting rolls in Harris County, Texas, appears to be under an organized and systematic attack by the group operating under the name Houston Votes," the Harris voter registrar, Leo Vasquez, charged. This group worked under the direction of Sean Caddle, who also worked for the Service Employees International Union before coming to Houston. Among the findings were that only 1,793 of the 25,000 voter registrations the group submitted appeared to be valid.
Nevada District Judge Donald Mosley, while reading the pre-sentence report of registration fraud allegations against ACORN workers said: "It is making a mockery of our election process. If I had an individual in this courtroom...who was responsible for this kind of thing, I would put that person in prison for 10 years, hard time, and not think twice about it. To me this is reprehensible. This is the kind of thing you see in some banana republic, not in the United States."
In the face of these and many more instances of voting irregularities, many Democrat officials say voter fraud is as rare as a lightning strike and calls for voter I.D. requirements as well as certification of existing voter rolls, are racist and designed to suppress voters.
American citizens want to suppress illegal voters, not the votes of American citizens. When our elected officials make a mockery of our election laws, it demeans the whole process of our political system and citizens lose trust.
Many states are taking the lead in straightening out our electoral system by enacting laws that require verification of voters, with real I.D. Instead of helping the states clean up the apparent fraud in the voting system, the US Justice Department signaled that it would be aggressive in reviewing new voting laws enacted by the states in order to preserve the sanctity of their votes.
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Switch to the desktop site to post a comment.Ratslayer | Dec 21, 2011, 05:30 PM EST
Hey Monoman, is that all you got?! I was thinking of changing my moniker to TeabaggerSlayer -- cause that's what I do with FACTS, FIGURES and LOGIC. Ha ha. LOL! Hey teabaggers how's that payroll tax cut fight coming along for you bozos??!! You neanderthals have jumped the shark and have handed Obama the re-election. Go ahead and RAISE TAXES on 160 million Americans. Dopes.
ceceann | Dec 19, 2011, 03:37 PM EST
Another slap in the face for law-abiding individuals who waited to enter legally and are following the law while they look forward to becoming citizens. If you do not pledge allegience to this country, you should not be allowed to have a say in who governs us. Too many are already voting their self-interests instead of what is best for the nation.
Monsoonman | Dec 19, 2011, 11:31 AM EST
With that logic then why bother with having a country?
KarenMurphy | Dec 19, 2011, 09:27 AM EST
Frankly, as the wife of a legal immigrant from Co. Kerry, I'm shocked that an online paper focusing on Ireland and Irish Americans would run a column like this. To include the word "illegals" in the title is beyond offensive - we're talking about PEOPLE folks. They're not a status - they're human beings just like us and they deserve to be treated as such. Shame on you!
wnd5or6 | Dec 18, 2011, 08:52 PM EST
This just makes me sick, no matter what party one is affiliated, why on gods earth would you want illegals to vote? That is basically saying that anyone in the world came come here, vote and then leave. I think I am going to be sick from reading this article.
Maolra3 | Dec 18, 2011, 04:59 PM EST
Who knows maybe we will get an American as Pres. of USA this way.
Maolra3 | Dec 18, 2011, 12:31 PM EST
Social commentary: One afternoon a lawyer was riding in his limousine when he saw two men along the road-side eating grass. Disturbed, he ordered his driver to stop and got out to investigate. He asked one man, "Why are you eating grass?" "We don't have any money for food," the poor man replied. "We have to eat grass." "Well, then, you can come with me to my house and I'll feed you," the lawyer said. "But sir, I have a wife and two children with me. They are over there, under that tree." "Bring them along," the lawyer replied. Turning to the other poor man he stated, "You may come with us, also." The second man, in a pitiful voice, then said, "But sir, I also have a wife and SIX children with me!" "Bring them all as well," the lawyer answered. They all entered the car, which was no easy task, even for a car as large as the limousine was. Once under way, one of the poor fellows turned to the lawyer and said, "Sir, you are too kind. "Thank you for taking all of us with you. The lawyer replied, "Glad to do it. "You'll really love my place. "The grass is almost a foot high.
frrichardsf | Dec 18, 2011, 11:15 AM EST
Makes me proud to call New Haven, CT, my home town.
ciaradexy | Dec 18, 2011, 11:09 AM EST
If they are illegally in the coutry then they shouldnt have any rights! Deport them!
pmulvihill | Dec 17, 2011, 06:43 PM EST
It's similar to an old Chicago democrat controlled city, "Vote early..vote often".
Murph46 | Dec 17, 2011, 06:32 PM EST
Maybe they believe the old adage f you don't remember history you will be condemmed to repeat it.
Monsoonman | Dec 17, 2011, 02:18 PM EST
I watch with great interest, those who point the finger of: hateful, ignorant, clownish, and downright insane....when they have 4 fingers pointing right back at themselves :) Too easy.
Ratslayer | Dec 17, 2011, 01:57 PM EST
I watch with immense pleasure the slow but steady decline of the Republican Party -- a hateful, ignorant, clownish, and downright insane organization which has pretty much alienated most voting constituencies -- namely Hispanic and women voters. This why Obama, who is far from perfect, will be re-elected. Yes, giving voting rights to illegals is insane of an idea as calling pizza a vegetable. But what the dumbarse repugs dont get when it comes to Hispanics (the fastest-growing voting bloc), is that the Dems at least try to show they empathize with them. Republicans on the other hand proclaim to the mountain tops their lust to see illegals fry on some electrified fence along the border.
Monsoonman | Dec 17, 2011, 01:42 PM EST
But the democrats say voter fraud is a figment of our imagination and if there is any it is infinitesimally small...If you believe that, then I have an Illinois Senate seat to sell you.
peterson | Dec 17, 2011, 01:22 PM EST
Dead people in Cook County (Chicago), have been voting for many elections.
peterson | Dec 17, 2011, 01:20 PM EST
The Democraps want the illegals to be able to vote as they have in the past. That is the only way obumma and his gangsters can get re-elected. The U.S. Congress should make it law that you must be a U.S. citizen to vote. Duhhhhhhh !!!
Murph46 | Dec 17, 2011, 12:41 PM EST
There ya go,next thing some lib will wan them in office!
Nelsonbarry | Dec 17, 2011, 12:31 PM EST
Is this AHole out of his mind? We have to get these jerks out of office.
Monsoonman | Dec 17, 2011, 12:05 PM EST
There is a short cut to get voting rights in the US: Join the armed forces. You did notice in the title of the story the word was ILLEGALs, no green card, nothing...So why should they get a vote? So they can vote for their favorite lib politicians who will give them the most taxpayer goodies? But no comment on the organized vote fraud going on which is hijacking the country? It is disgusting and also explains the whack jobs that keep getting into office...Almost exclusively with a D after their name.
porkheaven | Dec 17, 2011, 11:42 AM EST
Throw the bastard out of office I doubt his American citizenship. We should check to see if he is illegal.
irishcoffeekid | Dec 17, 2011, 11:22 AM EST
if you ask me, its all gone to hell in a basket here in the USA (where i live and work and am a green card holder) and in Ireland. the whole illegal immigration issue is so messed up they cant get their ducks in a row. I would seriously object to illegal aliens being allowed to vote in the USA if they're not paying taxes. However as a Resident Tax Paying Green Card Holder waiting for citizenship to come through, it does annoy the heck out of me that I cannot vote. I live here, i work here, i pay taxes, i contribute and I own my home here. I'm legal but i still cannot vote until I get my citizenship. Whatever about illegals, they should at least give legal residents in the citizenship process the right to vote. There are a lot of us in the USA and we have no vote here in the USA and no vote in Ireland - makes no sense that such a large group are excluded from having a say!
simplesandy | Dec 17, 2011, 11:14 AM EST
I am sorry if this sounds crazy but am I missunderstanding the word ILLEGAL? first of all it is against the law to be in America Illegally. or any country. then what gives one the right to vote for that country when you are not paying taxes? America is turning into a lazy country and lost control about 20 years ago. and going downhill since then.
lecorri | Dec 17, 2011, 10:08 AM EST
Well good luck with that, cause it wont happen. There is a VAST difference eiriamach with those citizens of the EU and Brits in Ireland when compared to illegals in this country. As you are aware with Ireland being a part of the EU and a former British colony...well..its understandable if they are allowed to vote in local Irish elections..
hollabackgurl | Dec 17, 2011, 09:28 AM EST
Mommy, the man in the dark glasses said 'leftist.' I'm scaredddddddddd.
eiriamach | Dec 17, 2011, 08:51 AM EST
In Ireland, EU and non-EU residents who are not Irish citizens have the right to vote in local elections. British citizens can vote in local and Dáil elections. There are obvious reasons for giving some voting rights to those who actually reside in the country. In the USA, the GOP's current disenfranchisement of minority citizens, college students, and those without photo IDs is an aggressive assault on the most fundamental principles of representative democracy. There are no excuses for it, and diatribes against illegal immigrants are a transparent attempt to cover for it.