SF OKs Ballot to Let Non-Citizens Vote
Here’s the latest attempt by the far left in San Francisco to delegitimize the concept of national sovereignty: S.F. OKs ballot measure allowing non-citizens the right to vote. (Hat tip: Norwegian kafir.)
Under the proposed charter amendment change, parents or guardians of children in San Francisco schools - including undocumented immigrants - would be allowed to vote.
“I believe this is important because it further democratizes our society,” said board president Matt Gonzalez, author of the initiative. The board voted 9-2 to place the measure on the ballot for a city vote. …
San Francisco has attempted to extend voting rights to non-citizens in the past. In 1996, a state judge struck down an attempt by some residents to allow non-citizens to vote in all municipal elections. The judge ruled that the proposal conflicted with the California constitution, which requires U.S. citizenship to vote.
Supporters of the new ballot measure said they are confident that this time, with the narrow focus on local school board elections, the proposal will stand up to a legal challenge.
“It’s important because it integrates residents of the city who are disenfranchised in the decision-making process in schools,” said Carlo Petroni, a founder of Movimiento de los derechos des inmigrantes, (Movement for Immigrant Rights), a San Francisco group that’s campaigning to get the ballot measure approved. “It’s good policy and it’s good government.”