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pat_k

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11. Reductio ad Absurdum

Reply to JI7 (Reply #5)

Sat May 2, 2026, 08:03 PM

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Tourists don't pay income, employee, or other business taxes.

Tourists don't send their kids to local schools for extended periods of time. If they do, they are not tourists.

Tourists don't have meaningful business interests affected by local ordinances.

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Amid national scrutiny, LA takes step toward noncitizen voting [View all] BumRushDaShow Saturday OP

Good for them!! Let the people who support your local economies have a say in local matters!! pat_k Saturday #1

So let's allow tourists to vote also. They support the economy also JI7 Saturday #5

Reductio ad Absurdum pat_k Saturday #11

And it doesn't even get into how easy it would be to exploit JI7 Saturday #12

"it doesn't"? "it would"? "exploit"? To what "it"s do you refer? pat_k Saturday #15

Weird popsdenver Saturday #19

A number of countries allow non citizen voting Gymbo Sunday #24

Great! Creating a real issue for Republicans to club us with! Grins Saturday #2

its about basic fairness, not everything has to be about the fear of what pukes might do in response Blues Heron Saturday #3

Maybe he should focus on getting people who already can vote to actually vote JI7 Saturday #4

people should have a voice where they live. Dont let fear turn our morals to shit Blues Heron Saturday #6

They can try to become citizens and then vote JI7 Saturday #7

that could take years or decades, dont kid yourself Blues Heron Saturday #8

So what ? JI7 Saturday #9

were going in circles here. Blues Heron Saturday #10

These are choices that people make. And as I said before JI7 Saturday #13

I really go facepalm at these stories jfz9580m Sunday #23

First thing to do is to think like Trump and his ilk on how to exploit this then discuss if it's viable. chowder66 Saturday #14

Yes, they already do things like this when running for office JI7 Saturday #16

Too extreme for my tastes Polybius Saturday #17

Can o' worms nt GenThePerservering Saturday #18

This deserves serious consideration. But not now. This is the kind of thing the right wing press will go crazy with and Fil1957 Saturday #20

The right to vote is fundamental to being a citizen. Intractable Sunday #21

Colorado allows some non citizens soldierant Sunday #22

We will know where ever one of trumps republianmushroom Sunday #25

Voting bromeando Sunday #26

Why now? LiberalLovinLug Sunday #27

Is this guy getting money from the far right, or is he just plain stupid? If this thing goes any further, they'll be Fil1957 Sunday #28