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OK, but I'm in Ireland for over a decade, would you prefer I didn't get to vote (for the democratic candidate in a swing state)?
Who you vote for is irrelevant, but yeah I don't think you should get to vote if you're not living in the consequences. What is to stop you voting for austerity under which you won't struggle but can return when things are better? Voting to cut education or mandating something you don't have to deal with, I think it is a bit self important of someone to vote for something like that.
Now obviously you could move home within the window between elections, and any other number of possibilities I know this isn't perfect but I think it is best.
well.. just to say, I'd never vote for austerity, or to cut education. cutting education in the US is partially what got us into this mess
Absolutely, I think we are probably somewhat aligned politically but you can't consider the person when you make election law only the public. Whatever allowances made for you in the hopes that you vote for a better world, with the knowledge that you would, allows for bad actors to utilise the same means impose their views.
So if you can vote remotely for an election under which you will not live, it is all well and good to vote for stronger public programmes and education and healthcare but the remote votes for authoritative lunatics will get the same weight.
I hear you. For me I don't mind, and I'm happy to be able to vote even though I don't live there. Way more left leaning people live out of the US than do right leaning people. They often don't leave their hometowns, cause, you know, cities are scary