Non Citizens Should Not Be Allowed to Vote In U.S. Elections

I apologize for not responding sooner, as I work about 15+ hours and am getting ready to start the Spring Semester, plus taking care of my ever-evolving family. My argument essentially states I do not condone the idea non-citizens of the United States the opportunity to vote in U. S. Elections. Personal feelings aside the Constitution and Constitutional Amendments specifically provide a clear guidance on exactly who has eligibility to vote. Article 14 of the Constitution lays out guidance concerning the parameters of citizenship in the United States. In section 2, it explicitly states, "Representatives shall be apportioned among the several States according to their respective numbers, counting the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed. But when the right to vote at any election for the choice of electors for President and Vice President of the United States, Representatives in Congress, the Executive and Judicial officers of a State, or the members of the Legislature thereof, is denied to any of the male inhabitants of such State, being twenty-one years of age, and citizens of the United States, or in any way abridged, except for participation in rebellion, or other crime, the basis of representation therein shall be reduced in the proportion which the number of such male citizens shall bear to the whole number of male citizens twenty-one years of age in such State. " Now let's look at the 15th Amendment, granting African Americans the right to vote. Ratified on 3 February, 1870, the language of the Amendment declared the "right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of race, color, or previous condition of servitude. " Follow this up with the 19th Amendment, affording women the right to vote. It states: "The rights of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any state on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation. " The next Amendment concerning voting would be the 25th Amendment, which abolished the poll tax requirement to vote. Section 1 of the Amendment states the following: "The right of citizens of the United States to vote in any primary or other election for President, for electors for President or Vice President, or for Senators or Representatives in Congress, shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State by reason of failure to pay poll tax or other tax. " Lastly, the 26th Amendment which changed the voting age from 21 to 18: "The right of citizens of the United States, who are 18 years of age or older, to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or any State on account of age. " You will notice a clear stipulation in the 'right' to vote - the word 'Citizen'. 'Citizen' proceeds the word 'right' in Article 14 and every amendment following Article 14. Clearly defining who possessed the right to cast a vote in U. S. Elections. In short, this is law. Personal feelings, experiences, and biases aside, the law appears to be quite clear on who is eligible to cast a vote in U. S. Elections. The following is The Oath to become a U. S. Citizen: "I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the Armed Forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God. " You may or may not have noticed, but there are at least four references to the law in The Oath. Go back and count them. With that being said, outside of personal emotion or bias, it is hard to understand how a person could knowingly support the idea of non-citizens participating in U. S. Elections if they know it is contrary to the law. Especially after they see how much the law is stressed in the Oath of Citizenship. If it's good enough for a person seeking to become a citizen, is it not good enough for someone who was actually born in this country or naturalized at birth? This is why I do not condone the idea of non-citizens voting in U. S. Elections. Sources: . https://memory.loc.gov... . https://www.loc.gov... . https://www.archives.gov... . https://constitutioncenter.org... . https://constitutioncenter.org... . https://www.uscis.gov...