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Deep13

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12. "All persons born or naturalized in the United States...

Reply to BadgerKid (Reply #11)

Thu Feb 7, 2013, 12:54 PM

Feb 2013

and subject to their jurisdiction, are citizens of the United States AND THE STATE WHEREIN THEY RESIDE.
--14th Amend.

There's no conditional language attached to that. Citizenship is a personal right, not a property right. It doesn't matter who they are paying for what.

And if they move away after four years, there will be new students in the same situation for the next four years. So why should someone be voting in a state where he or she does not live for four years?

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Indiana GOP Lawmaker Wants To Block Out-Of-State Students From Voting [View all] Bjorn Against Feb 2013 OP

Jeebus! Do they really think they are being crafty? Or are they really that stoopids? benld74 Feb 2013 #1

The walk on their knuckles sulphurdunn Feb 2013 #4

Bulletproof R Majorities in Both Houses... democraticinsurgent Feb 2013 #2

Any prospective Indiana students please come to Illinois Paulie Feb 2013 #3

Republicans and their desperation is getting really jaysunb Feb 2013 #5

TRANSFERS BABY! chuckstevens Feb 2013 #6

Blatant, is the word. defacto7 Feb 2013 #7

Hey, Bobby Jindal told you point blank... Grassy Knoll Feb 2013 #8

If he or she lives there, that student is a resident of IN. Deep13 Feb 2013 #9

In many states, there is a citizenship exception clause for students OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #10

That's for tuition, not voting. Deep13 Feb 2013 #13

In California, it was a legal residency issue OmahaBlueDog Feb 2013 #14

Is it that there has to be "intent" to stay? BadgerKid Feb 2013 #11

"All persons born or naturalized in the United States... Deep13 Feb 2013 #12