Mike Lee: “If someone casts a vote in a US Election who is not a US…”

“I think every one of us here, if asked, would agree, yes, only US Citizens should vote in US Elections. It is against the law to do otherwise. And in fact, If someone casts a vote in a US Election who is not a US Citizen, he or she has committed a pretty grave felony offense against the United States. So the question then becomes if that's such a key element to who we are as a people, to the functioning of our government, to the concept of popular sovereignty …” (03:32–03:45)

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