New York City Council has voted to allow non-citizens to vote in local elections:
BREAKING: New York City lawmakers vote to grant noncitizens the right to cast ballots in municipal elections – AP
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) December 9, 2021
As predicted. pic.twitter.com/3tl6063LNT
— Stephen L. Miller (@redsteeze) December 9, 2021
Council member Laurie Cumbo, who is black, reportedly voted against the measure, saying it would give Latinos an edge at the polls.
Laurie Cumbo is voting against legislation allowing non-citizens to vote in NYC because, she said, Latinos voted in greater numbers for Donald Trump in 2020. She believes it will empower Latinos at the expense of Black voters.
— Ross Barkan (@RossBarkan) December 9, 2021
She's spending the last three weeks of her career as an elected official going out in a blaze of glory, I see.
— Second Ave. Sagas (@2AvSagas) December 9, 2021
Laurie Cumbo is going to have some role in the Adams administration in January. Buckle up.
— Ross Barkan (@RossBarkan) December 9, 2021
Dems now saying the quiet part out loud. They pretend to be humanitarians but it’s a cynical partisan power grab. Most Dems only support illegal immigration because they believe the propaganda that it will win over Hispanic voters, and they are just now realizing they’re wrong. https://t.co/ezcfgm2VHP
— Christina Pushaw 🐊 (@ChristinaPushaw) December 10, 2021
You're not supposed to admit you're rigging the system. She just gave the whole game away. https://t.co/VAPWfCjxEU
— Karol Markowicz (@karol) December 9, 2021
Cumbo did the right thing for the wrong reason. Non-citizens shouldn't vote because voting is a legal right for citizens. She did reveal the truth of Wokeism: racism is bad but is perfectly acceptable to discriminate against minorities who don't share the woke ideology.
— Helen Raleigh (@HRaleighspeaks) December 10, 2021
Yikes
— Mara Gay (@MaraGay) December 9, 2021
Is this racism or anti-racism? It's getting hard to tell sometimes.
— Gregory Newell (@GregN24) December 9, 2021
When you do the setup and the math wrong but get the right answer
— Pseudo-Voegelin (@speedyk84265704) December 9, 2021
This is the most Laurie Cumbo position possible.
— Phil Ryan 🌐 🇪🇺 (@therealphilryan) December 9, 2021
— Ghani Gang (@JohnGalvano) December 9, 2021
Neoracism is as neoracism does.
— Irka (@IrkaLive) December 9, 2021
Kind of the reverse side of the belief that Republicans make it harder for black people to vote because they vote Dem. Good to see it works for everyone!!
— Shane Hensinger 🌐 (@CaliforniaFirst) December 9, 2021
Voter suppression in the name of neoracism. Anyone voiced an outrage over her openly discriminatory reasoning? Thought so.
— Irka (@IrkaLive) December 9, 2021
How about its wrong BECAUSE THEY ARE NOT CITIZENS! What kind of person is so dumb they cant grasp this basic concept.
— Bob Leffel (@ViolentApricot) December 10, 2021
https://twitter.com/SmotWicket/status/1469075523657773062
Yes, that’s why it’s a bad idea.
God help us.
— Steven P. Smith (@stevenpsmith) December 9, 2021
Imagine making decisions on who can vote based on who they would vote for. How about they don’t get to vote BECAUSE THEY ARENT CITIZENS 🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️🤦♂️
— This Guy (@This_guy_says) December 10, 2021
So @cmlauriecumbo does not want to give the franchise to green card Latinos because they might vote for conservatives? Does she realize how racist this is?
— Bronxilla (@bronxilla) December 9, 2021
— Never Wrong (@K0FaSho) December 9, 2021
So nothing to do with right and wrong, morality, but only power consolidation? Please wake up and vote these losers out.
— What Hump? (@RomanGrandeur) December 10, 2021
As some have suggested, she might have a part in the upcoming Adams administration.
Related:
James Woods blasts Stacey Abrams as she exposes the intentional weaponization of not letting illegal immigrants vote https://t.co/yoEX44Ef8R
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) May 21, 2020
