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Hyphenated Americans should get half a vote

Discussion in 'Political Opinions & Beliefs' started by Josephwalker, Aug 5, 2020.

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  1. Josephwalker

    Josephwalker Banned

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    Which is a celebration not a protest but yeah if they say they are Irish American they get half a vote.
     
    Josephwalker, Aug 5, 2020
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    Not a thing and as stated in the OP its just a moral victory to make these people say they are Americans if they want a full vote.
     
    Josephwalker, Aug 5, 2020
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    My idea is politically impossible but it does express an opinion I think many in this country hold. Are you an American or not? Enough with this hyphenated crap.
     
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    Funny how it’s ok for one to be a US citizen but also be proud and identify with being of Italian, Irish, Polish, Russian, Japanese, etc heritage. But as soon as someone, who is a US citizen, is proud of their African or Mexican heritage then it’s an issue. Go figure!
     
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    Trump is a German-American, does that make him half a President and his votes worth half?
     
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    maybe the op is referring to people like Ted Cruz that had dual citizenship
     
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    Let us know when Trump calls himself German American
     
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    Josephwalker, Aug 5, 2020
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    yes, that is why I said "Ted Cruz that had dual citizenship"

    for the 2016 election he changed that, prior to that, he did have dual citizenship
     
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    A fact he was unaware of and when he did become aware of it he immediately rectified the situation.
     
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    Since Native Americans are the real Americans being here before us-ins European -Americans they should get two votes, right!
     
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    You do know this is a country founded by and for immigrants? Obviously you don't.
     
    Lucifer, Aug 5, 2020
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    To that poster? WHITE.
     
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    :) What about all those WHITE American expats living in OTHER countries??
     
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    No doubts.
     
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    :) What about British-Americans.... do they get a full vote ?
     
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    Shouldn't the OP have started out with "I'm not racist but..."
     
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    Don't dismiss it as being impossible. I really like the idea of weighted voting.
     
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    "Weighing" in whose favor ??
     
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    I am open to suggestions. We already have the EC which gives extra weight to smaller population states to set a precedence. I am open to a system where everyone votes are weighted differently. It can be open to debate but I would suggest things like education level, income, net worth, age, occupation type, constitutional knowledge, taxes paid etc... So maybe someone that serves in the military get a +20% weight added to their vote, someone that pays a lot of taxes gets extra weight based on their tax bracket, create jobs get bonus points etc... The more you do for society the more your vote counts.
     
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    Yes true Raphael Cruz was a citizen of Canukistan until he ran for POTUS.
     
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    When Irish American march in St. Patrick's Day parades and carry the Irish flag are they not 1/2 American?

    When police departments have bag pipes playing at funerals are they not saying that they are not full American?
     
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    Still it's a demonstration of a flag of a foreign country.
     
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    Isn't this what is already happening in D.C.?
     
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    No all men are created equal ...... LOL,
     
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