That mail ballot had to travel a long way — from Joliet to the Vatican City, where Pope Leo XIV has led the Catholic church since white smoke appeared from the Sistine Chapel in May 2025.
So the fuck what? It’s one damn vote out of millions. Let’s have a little perspective here, eh?
And if your argument is you going to be that they can influence others to vote like them, well, I present to you (gestures all around) all religions and political parties!
No it’s literally just that foreign heads of state, regardless of citizenship status. I would also go so far as to say foreign heads of state should not be able to hold dual citizenship, but that’s more of a problem for members of that state, not the state they’re also a citizen of.
You still haven’t explained why being a foreign head of state is any different than having a job in the US. Your point was their devotion, but so what?
Is your concern that their vote reflects their political beliefs? That’s silly, don’t you think? Of course it reflects their political beliefs.
Is your concern that their political beliefs may reasonably be aligned with the destruction of the US? That’s a bit far fetched, don’t you think?
But regardless, he’s an American. If he wants to destroy the state, shouldn’t he be free to vote that way?
Or, are you concerned that, by acting as head of state, his actions would arguable be that of the state he represents? Meaning… it’s not Leo XIV voting, it’s the Pope?
You don’t make that same conclusion when the president votes, do you?
Should Trump not be allowed to vote because he’s the head of MAGA? Surely MAGA is worse than Pope, right?
I’m really struggling to find the coherency in your perspective. Can you help me out?
So the fuck what? It’s one damn vote out of millions. Let’s have a little perspective here, eh?
And if your argument is you going to be that they can influence others to vote like them, well, I present to you (gestures all around) all religions and political parties!
No it’s literally just that foreign heads of state, regardless of citizenship status. I would also go so far as to say foreign heads of state should not be able to hold dual citizenship, but that’s more of a problem for members of that state, not the state they’re also a citizen of.
You still haven’t explained why being a foreign head of state is any different than having a job in the US. Your point was their devotion, but so what?
Is your concern that their vote reflects their political beliefs? That’s silly, don’t you think? Of course it reflects their political beliefs.
Is your concern that their political beliefs may reasonably be aligned with the destruction of the US? That’s a bit far fetched, don’t you think?
But regardless, he’s an American. If he wants to destroy the state, shouldn’t he be free to vote that way?
Or, are you concerned that, by acting as head of state, his actions would arguable be that of the state he represents? Meaning… it’s not Leo XIV voting, it’s the Pope?
You don’t make that same conclusion when the president votes, do you?
Should Trump not be allowed to vote because he’s the head of MAGA? Surely MAGA is worse than Pope, right?
I’m really struggling to find the coherency in your perspective. Can you help me out?