The Badlands Politics & Philosophy Podcast

40 - Making Sense of the Census: The Right to Count vs. the Right to Vote

The Badlands

In this episode, we ask: Is there any justification for denying the right to vote for non-citizen residents, assuming they have a right to political representation? After all, they are counted in the census for the purposes of apportioning political representatives, and yet, they are denied the right to vote. What gives?
Toby Napoletano, Michael Hughes