The general consensus around here was that there was nothing so horrible about Ramiele (who came here as a child with her family, like 4th season finalist
Anthony Fedorov) or Michael (who's lived here for 10 years) being eligible for AI. Carly was a different story, more because of her CD on MCA than her
being here only 2 years (and moving here specifically to try to make it as a singer), though many people including me had a problem with that too.
I do think that if the show comes back next year they SHOULD change the rules to exclude non-citizens (which would STILL let Ramiele in, mind you) or people who'd released CDs on corporate labels (but not homemade ones--anybody with a little money can do that). That would level the playing field and keep these discussions from cropping up in the first place.
I do think that if the show comes back next year they SHOULD change the rules to exclude non-citizens (which would STILL let Ramiele in, mind you) or people who'd released CDs on corporate labels (but not homemade ones--anybody with a little money can do that). That would level the playing field and keep these discussions from cropping up in the first place.
