Recent events at Mar–a-Lago notwithstanding, a pair of judges on opposite coasts have surprisingly opted to not let two of America’s biggest cities step closer to banana republic status.
A judge in San Francisco recently and permanently struck down a 2016 city law that allowed illegal immigrants to vote in local school board elections.
The law became an issue when the city last year agreed to extend the regulation indefinitely after it was supposed to expire in 2022, according to Rebel News. A local lawyer sued, arguing that allowing noncitizens to vote dilutes the voting power of Americans.
A local judge agreed, declaring the law unconstitutional.
Apparently, no one in San Francisco’s government read the state Constitution, which plainly says, “A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote.” The judge rejected the city’s argument that its home-rule powers allowed it to undermine the Constitution.
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The San Francisco judge’s decision came a few weeks after a similar situation in New York City.
According to PBS, the city earlier this year allowed illegals in New York to vote for mayor and other city offices.
Yet a judge agreed with Republicans who fought the law, saying it was unconstitutional. The judge determined that, as in San Francisco, New York’s home-rule authority ended when it came to voting.
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