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Originally Posted by calgarygeologist
It should be noted because you've used New Zealand as an example of a healthy democracy and also singled out the US as not allowing prisoners to vote that New Zealand also doesn't allow prisoners to vote and they also exclude people who have been convicted of corrupt practice.
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I think you missed the point, which was “why is citizenship the bar” when in many places, from the US where just being a citizen isn’t enough to New Zealand and the EU where you don’t have to be a citizen at all, it isn’t. Worth noting, since we’re noting things we should note, that some states in the US do allow some non-citizens to vote in some elections.
Nobody seems to be able to formulate an answer, other than some variation of “because mom said so.”
It’s not like I decided New Zealand was an example of a healthier democracy, I cited the democracy index. How can they be a healthier democracy than Canada or the US if they let non-citizens vote, something supposedly just political gamesmanship and an antithesis to the “bellwether” of democracy?
But hey. Gotta stop those immigrants who pay taxes from helping decide their councillor.