Apparently there's been a move in New York to allow non-US citizens the right to vote in local elections, the argument being that they pay taxes and should be due a say. The counter argument is that voting is one of the most important rights of a citizen. What do you think?

(Note, when I was watching this discussed on CNN yesterday, someone brought up the notion that any non-citizen who serves in the military should be allowed to vote. I'm with the counter argument to that. Anyone who serves the country honorably should be made a citizen, why stop at letting them vote?)