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I'm amused by her complaint that overseas Americans' votes are few and far between and thus she doesn't feel represented combined with her "no taxation without
by MisterBastahrd 5y ago
I'm amused by her complaint that overseas Americans' votes are few and far between and thus she doesn't feel represented combined with her "no taxation without representation" quip.
Just because you don't belong to a group that has enough power to force the changes YOU want doesn't mean that you aren't being represented. I have no idea why any single person would expect to have a disproportionate amount of power simply because of where they don't live.
- erulabs 5y agoBut isn't this the same refrain you hear stateside as well? "I don't feel represented by the system". It reminds me of Chappelle's "Since when did America give a ** about any of us?"
- Hamuko 5y ago>I have no idea why any single person would expect to have a disproportionate amount of power simply because of where they don't live. What about the residents of Washington D.C.?
- dragonwriter 5y ago> I have no idea why any single person would expect to have a disproportionate amount of power simply because of where they don't live. Having disproportional political power based on residency is central to the American political system. What you probably don't understand is her particular preference as to how that disproportionality is arranged.
- dgellow 5y agoAs a Swiss citizen living abroad I can participate in Swiss votations and I am represented by the Council of Swiss Abroad: https://www.swisscommunity.org/en/voting-co-determination/the-council-of-the-swiss-abroad https://www.swisscommunity.org/en/voting-co-determination/th.... That makes sense to me that expatriates have some level of representation to defend their interests. And of course I only have to pay taxes in the country where I live. US citizens living abroad seem to have it way more difficult than we do.