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Came across this. Interesting.
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote: In article , Tim Streater wrote: It's correct that EU nationals can vote in locals only (except the Irish, IIRC, who can vote in the general too). Others get no vote at all, which is just as it should be; when I lived in the US I didn't have a vote and didn't expect to have one. Whatever happened to no taxation without representation? it never crossed the pond -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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Came across this. Interesting.
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Dave Plowman (News) wrote Tim Streater wrote: It's correct that EU nationals can vote in locals only (except the Irish, IIRC, who can vote in the general too). Others get no vote at all, which is just as it should be; when I lived in the US I didn't have a vote and didn't expect to have one. Whatever happened to no taxation without representation? It was always just more political bull****. it never crossed the pond He was talking about that side of the pond. |
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Came across this. Interesting.
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Rod Speed wrote: charles wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote Tim Streater wrote: It's correct that EU nationals can vote in locals only (except the Irish, IIRC, who can vote in the general too). Others get no vote at all, which is just as it should be; when I lived in the US I didn't have a vote and didn't expect to have one. Whatever happened to no taxation without representation? It was always just more political bull****. it never crossed the pond He was talking about that side of the pond. no, he was talking about the UK. The phrase originated in the American colonies. -- from KT24 in Surrey, England "I'd rather die of exhaustion than die of boredom" Thomas Carlyle |
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Came across this. Interesting.
"charles" wrote in message ... In article , Rod Speed wrote: charles wrote Dave Plowman (News) wrote Tim Streater wrote: It's correct that EU nationals can vote in locals only (except the Irish, IIRC, who can vote in the general too). Others get no vote at all, which is just as it should be; when I lived in the US I didn't have a vote and didn't expect to have one. Whatever happened to no taxation without representation? It was always just more political bull****. it never crossed the pond He was talking about that side of the pond. no, he was talking about the UK. Pity about 'when I lived in the US I didn't have a vote and didn't expect to have one' The phrase originated in the American colonies. Where he paid taxes but didn’t have a vote much more recently. |
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