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Rep. Jim Jordan, a Republican from Ohio, caused a stir on Twitter Friday night after he said Democrats in Washington D.C. were “ridiculous” to support a decision allowing non-citizens the opportunity to vote.
“Only Americans should vote in American elections,” said Jordan, prompting backlash.
The Republican’s tweet concerned House Joint Resolution 24, or the “Disapproving the action of the District of Columbia Council in approving the Local Resident Voting Rights Amendment Act of 2022,” which passed the House of Representatives on Thursday.
The resolution seeks to overturn a bill that passed the D.C. Council in October, which opened the local voting process to immigrants.
TOP REPUBLICAN VOWS GOP WILL ‘UNDO’ DC COUNCIL’S LAW ALLOWING ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS TO VOTE
Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) appears on Meet the Press in Washington, D.C. Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023. (William B. Plowman/NBC via Getty Images)
Several people responded to Jordan’s tweet criticizing the lawmaker’s take, while others supported it.
“In state and local elections, all people living legally in the area affected by the outcome of the elections should be able to vote,” the user wrote.
“Another day, another ridiculous distortion,” another responded.
Yet another user asked why he was “meddling in city laws.”
The House voted to overturn the D.C. bill, 260-162. The 162 votes against the resolution were all Democrats, who said the D.C. local ordinance should remain in place.
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Four Republicans and eight Democrats did not vote on the resolution. The House passed a second resolution that overturned a D.C. bill that reduced criminal penalties.
Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., chair of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee, first introduced the joint resolution ending non-citizen voting on Jan. 31.
Congress “must ensure that these terrible laws do not take effect,” Comer said, Roll Call reported.
He also said the bill “will only exacerbate the ongoing border…
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