I'm unlike citizens of other nations (USA, Croatia, Gabon) who are allowed to vote in their countries elections. While the spectrum of 1st to 3rd world countries are allowed a say in what happens at home, irish abroad are disenfranchised. So I'm not to blame.
Boo hoo for you! If you're not willing to live here, why should you have a say in how this country is run, or who it's citizens who pay their taxes here decide to vote!
I agree. I don't think you should have a say in the government of what effectively is a foreign country. You should only have a say in a government that governs you.
So you mean to say that despite playing taxes at home I have no say.
I agree. it will be far less interesting.I was listening to the radio yesterday to John Gormley - he was saying that it was a real pity (irrespective of your political allegiances) that Irish politics will lose Michael McDowell, Dan Boyle, Joe Higgins - I fully agree with him
On a matter of principle, voting should be confined to the residents of the country - i.e. those who will have to live through the consequences of their political decisions.
I was listening to the radio yesterday to John Gormley - he was saying that it was a real pity (irrespective of your political allegiances) that Irish politics will lose Michael McDowell, Dan Boyle, Joe Higgins - I fully agree with him
Well nobody can complain about incompetence in government or poor planning or sprawl or 2 hour commutes or kyoto or dependance on multinationals now. Because the irish people have basically endorsed the last 10 years of fianna fail government. Another comment I read on the election is apt
Or were lots of them, like me, just utterly under whelmed by the alternative?Well nobody can complain about incompetence in government or poor planning or sprawl or 2 hour commutes or kyoto or dependance on multinationals now. Because the irish people have basically endorsed the last 10 years of fianna fail government.
Not sure if I follow the logic here Joe Sod....In my case I voted for FF as I think that FF are better than FG. Just because I helped put them there doesn't mean I can't give out....the very opposite in fact...of all people I should be able to give out as I helped put them there!!!!Well nobody can complain about incompetence in government or poor planning or sprawl or 2 hour commutes or kyoto or dependance on multinationals now. Because the irish people have basically endorsed the last 10 years of fianna fail government.
Or were lots of them, like me, just utterly under whelmed by the alternative?
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