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Mon Nov 30
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Also, Yayyyyyyyy!
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From a friend (a former NYC'er, now also in AZ):
"If My 30 Mins Waiting In Line To Vote Are A Precursor of the events to come, today will be a fucking mess. For starters I had to witness the Voter Assistants show how to fill out the ballot no less than 20 times in front of me, oddly every time they gave instructions on how to do so they were very cautious to indicate one line further down on the ballot, and by doing so drawing a very clear correlation between making a line and John McCain. Now I am not a conspiracy theorist but cmon if that isnt subliminal advertising what the heck is it? Secondly I had to correct the Assistant no less than 4 times as to my voter ID number, something that happened once more while in line with another younger voter also that I WITNESSED but never seemed to happen with older voters (ie: old white males). Now this in and of itself is no big deal unless they cant find you in the system and you become disgruntled and just leave, hence making you a non voter. Freedom is not free and obviously so corrupt we cant even have our one day."
I gave him phone numbers and told him to report this to Justice Department and AZ Board of Elections...
11/04/08
yes, I voted for the R for executive council, because the local paper told me to, and I trust them.
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(I recommend ignoring all of the comments on every article...ugh.)
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Though I'm starting to feel a little bad that I just walked in and voted. Plus, I could have had help in 7 different languages thanks to the roving translators.
What was that voting place in Alabama? A house or a post office?
And for Jezzies who vote in people's homes, what is it like? Can you like, sit on the sofa?
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i feel so left out.
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sandwic˙es, drinks. It felt like a very low-key party.
BTW, my computer will longer type t˙e letter t˙at goes between g and i.
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Did I mention there was dog poop in the line. At least I hope it was dog poop. Democracy smells like America sometimes.
And by America I mean a steaming wet log of poo.
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I put in a word with Jesusito and his dad instead.
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Isn't it amazing that we are able to vote in freedom and peace for those who will represent us-something that many people the world over only dream of.
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How does one become a citizen in the States? Is it worth is? Do you have any rights under your current immigrant (?) status?
11/04/08
1. be born in America
2. Immigrate to America, wait 5 years for residency then apply for citizenship, pay a hefty fee, take the test, pass and yay! You can haz vote now!
3. Have your parents become citizens while you are a minor and get naturalized by default! (thats what i did)
4. Marry an American.
U.S Citizen perks: Passport, the right to vote, the knowledge that you can not get deported for not updating your green card, etc.
11/04/08
To vote in the US, you have to be a born citizen or a naturalized citizen. To acquire citizenship through naturalization, you need to have been a legal resident for five years or married to a citizen for at least 3 years.
Acquiring citizenship takes FOREVER and a day, sometimes depending on the country you're emigrating from and certain circumstances (someone acquiring citizenship by marriage would probably get their citizenship faster than say, someone with legal residency or a visa situation).
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Also, I will be considering number 4 as an ultimate last resort.
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I feel weird when people talk about citizenship; your place of birth is so incidental. I'm mega proud to be Kiwi, but I have both NZ and English (ancestral) passports, and I hate being made to feel as though Kiwi-ness is some sort of birth right (plus my dad always hits the ceiling when people talk anti-immigration in front of him; that man has a sense of scathe I can only but admire!).
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I do think the country of origin depends on how long citizenship is attained. It's a lot of teamwork on both countries' part and if it's taking a while to get back some random paperwork like your 2nd grade report card from your native country, it obvs takes a whole lot longer than another country that doesn't require random paperwork.
I have such intense hatred for anti-immigration and amnesty people. For the most part, they're really ignorant people who are unaware of that saying things like, "They're taking our jobs and spending our tax money!" makes them sound horribly, horribly uneducated about the whole issue. And they treat us like convenient scapegoats for all their calamities. It's a mess.
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Maybe I'm just hypersensitive on account of my extended family resembling the United Nations of immigrants, but there's nothing worse than when people spew such ignorant hatred. And it's usually only a matter of time before I snap and pull out the "Oh sorry, did my white face and familiar accent confuse you? Let me tell you something about immigrants, sonny!"
How long have you lived in the US for? Are your parents citizens? And are you in danger of ever losing your humanitarian status?
That shit is so whack. It makes me think; how sympathetic are these people towards the true indigenous Americans? Cos we studied the Native Americans and How They Were Systematically Fucked Over in high school as a preface to studying our own Treaty of Waitangi, and I cannot believe how shit has gone down for them! (Reason #70873 why I hate talking about 'race': the simplification of issues and identity)
11/04/08
1. be born in America
2. Immigrate to America, wait 5 years for residency then apply for citizenship, pay a hefty fee, take the test, pass and yay! You can haz vote now!
3. Have your parents become citizens while you are a minor and get naturalized by default! (thats what i did)
4. Marry an American.
I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that marrying an American citizen would make you a permanent resident and not a citizen. So you still wouldn't be able to vote.
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