Discussion Question for January 28-February 1: In Luxembourg, how would foreigners that become citizens of that country react to the fact that they are not able to elect any council memebers or any officials taking part in the judiciary brach?
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They would probably not feel like full citizens; when one becomes a citizen of a country, voting is a right you expect. I feel like many new citizens would not be pleased with the fact that they cannot elect their government officials, and would feel they are being hindered from fully assimilating into their new country.
-Sarah, North America
I understand that a Luzembourg-born citizen would probably not be upset that they won’t have the right to suffrage because they never experienced the right in the first place. However, I think that foreigners who become citizens of Luzembourg would be pretty upset or disappointed. Of course, their reactions are based on whether their home country had the right to suffrage or not. In addition, I think that the foreigner shouldn’t care about it because they are willing to become a citizen of that country.
Shoot, forgot to put my name in that comment. ^that was Libby Nguyen, my bad! 😀
It really depends on the country that person came from the legal system they are familar with. Some one from a country like America would be outraged about not being able to vote for council memebers or the repersentstives of their Judicary system. But if the person was from a country with less freedom they may not really care like the citizens of Luxembourg.
-Patrick Gregory ….Sub-Saharan Africa
They would probably complain a lot about representation within the government and how they deserve to have a voice in decisions if they were to come from a country that gave them that right to vote.
-Kayla Pham
However, it is their choice to go to Luxembourg and emigrate there in the first place. So one could attribute their discomfort to personal choice unless they were forced to move there for some reason. If it was willing, then they must have been aware of it and accepted it when they emigrated. I think that should be taken into consideration.
And as members of the American public all of who will eventually have suffrage and have been promised that dice birth, we are obviously bias on this topic.
*since birth
-Kim T.
I agree with Patrick. It really matters where the new citizen came from. If they came from a country where they did not have many rights to begin with they may not be offended by the fact that they can’t vote. If they came from a country where they have more rights then they will most likely want a voice in the government.
-Ashley Osborne
I understand your logic, but I don’t agree.
If someone takes the time to become a citizen of a country, they have every right and reason to expect full citizenship and all the rights that come with it. Anything else is a flagrant display of national prejudice. Furthermore, it encourages discriminative mentality in the citizens of Luxembourg. That creates a plethora of other problems like discrimination in the workplace (why shouldn’t people from Luxembourg get paid more than foreigners?), discrimination in schools (foreigners shouldn’t be allowed in class with my child), etc..
And while all of this happens, the tax paying 1/2 citizens of Luxembourg (foreigners) aren’t able to elect representatives to defend themselves and fight for their rights.
-Sarah Ann Snipes, The Middle East and Northern Africa
If one chooses to move to a country that allows its people to vote for judicial positions, it is only normal to assume any citizen, whether foreign or domestic, would feel he/she had a right to participate in this privilege as well. Of course, I have an American opinion of this, but if a person is granted citizenship then they deserve to reap all of the benefits included. The only exception would be presidency, simply because that position of power needs a candidate completely faithful and experienced with the life of that country.
They would probably react in a very surprised way but still understand. When a person becomes a citizen of a country they are tested on what their new government is, and how it works. I think that the fact that they can’t vote in any officials would still be a huge factor, the fact that they don’t have a voice isn’t something that I myself would find very appeasing. The judicary branch is very important in the government for they are the judges of laws, I would like someone who I’d consider fair and not biased in any way.
Like Sarah stated above, they would not necessarily feel like they are citizens. It also depends on their custom in their native country, maybe they were not accustom to having suffrage in their own country, therefore not making a difference when moving to Luxembourg.
-Yesenia Uribe, East Asia
I think that foreigners would take offense to this. When a citizen is naturally born and raised in a country they are generally not required to know about their country’s policies or history. When a foreigner enters the country it is required that he or she becomes educated about the policies and history of the country in order to become a member. This then makes the foreigner even more informed than the average natural-born citizen. For a government to take away voting rights from likely educated voters, is not only inconsiderate, but furthermore idiotic. I disagree with Luxembourg’s law and feel that it should be amended.
-Harrison
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I think their reaction would depend on the legal system they were apart of in the country they used to live in. If their previous government was similar, they probably would not car, unless they were moving to another country to get away from that type of legal system. If their previous government allowed them to elect these members, they would probably feel a great loss of freedom and/or importance in their government.
-Mel