You may have reread the above headline to be certain you were reading it right.

Then, even before reading what follows, I’ll bet you were thinking: That’s wrong!

Yet, inevitably, that could be the ultimate result if American apostates succeed in getting their way in the continuing effort to undermine  everything sovereign in the United States.

Ground zero for the latest assault on the rights of true citizens is New Haven, Conn., where Mayor John DeStefano disclosed a plan to “allow all (of) New Haven’s immigrants, including non-citizens, to vote in local elections.”

DeStefano said his proposed bill, for which he will lobby the state legislature to take up early in 2012, is about “how you define community, and how you define responsibility in community.”

Why does this matter?

Because, what DeStefano is proposing is part of a national movement. So far, it has sprung up in “close to two dozen states,” according to World Policy Institute President Michele Wucker.

The internationalist adds, “The idea is that when you live in a city, you are essentially a citizen of that city, which is separate from federal or national citizenship.”

Here’s more of what Wucker had to say: “The logic is that everybody is better off when everyone on their block and in their town has a stake in staying on top of issues and working together and to get safe and clean streets, good schools, reliable transportation, and good health care.”

And good health care? Oops. Was that a political slip of the tongue by the head of the World Policy Institute?

Not only is that a possibility, I think it was a very likely verbal error.

The bottom line is that pernicious attempts to dummy down, diminish and undermine the standards of citizenship is most egregious.

Citizenship and the right to vote that goes along with it are not conveyed simply by residence.

What do you think?

Take a moment and let me know by participating in a brief Special Citizen Poll at www.KeySurveys.net. It only has one question:

Should non-citizens be given the right to vote?

•Yes, all elections.

•Yes, local elections only.

•No

•Unsure

Richard Olivastro is president of Olivastro Communications. Contact him at: RichOlivastro@gmail.com or by phone at 1-877-RichSpeaks.