and it's just for local elections. (just like in different countries as well, e.g. EU)

Only EU citizens can vote.

I guess there are several conditions for those non-US citizens to be allowed to vote.- to be legal immigrant first but

Right, but still I can go legally to Maine, vote for some populist just for fun and come back. Unless there're some other conditions.

The green card. (otherwise you're not a legal immigrant)

I guess this comes down to a personal opinion thing.  I don't see why someone should get to vote if they are not going to bother becoming a citizen.  If voting were that importaqnt to them then becoming a citizen should not be an issue.  It strikes me as coddling people too lazy to expend the effort to become citizens; and yes, there is a lot of effort and paperwork involved in naturalization.  There is a lot of effort and paperwork involved to become a legal resident too though, how come one thing is too hard but the other is not?

Nothing personal about this but facts: – some non-citizens are allowed to vote under specific circumstances- historically, this is not a “premi?re” in the US (http://www.law.ucla.edu/home/index.asp?page=2494 and http://www.springerlink.com/content/c1231800564p7247/fulltext.pdf

I guess there are several conditions for those non-US citizens to be allowed to vote.- to be legal immigrant first but – must they live in the country for a minimun number of years ? – others ? and it's just for local elections. (just like in different countries as well, e.g. EU)

Between what you say and reality, there is a tremendous difference. The Republicans (and others) can't just suppress departments (like Education) without any sustainable alternative. If they want to go back to the past, they lose the current supremacy. If you want to keep a world leadership, you must follow the rules and all its obligations otherwise you isolate yourself or you must assume all consequences, peaceful or violent ones. Wether you like or not, it's globalisation for all.