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Polls for Poles in the UK [178]
i don't want other countries political votes happening here (UK), i know that stopping that stops them but i hope you understand what i mean, its not the polish people its not even poland its the situation
so hang on,
will the apply to british citizens abroad so? Unless you are in britian you cannot vote in a british election unless you are in britian? overturning decades of international community policy and diplomacy? What about the armed services abroad? what about the GB citizens who happen to be working in Dubai or warsaw? By your merits, your saying you wont allow the british government to organise, pay and allow GB citizens overseas (ie in other countries) the ability to vote? Because that is in effect what you are saying about the Polish govt have done in the UK (and in many other places.
newsflash - this kind of thing was going on long before EU btw.
immigration...Tornado, the former british empire is responsible for a very large amount of forced migration you know. before the EU, how many indians, africans were 'taken' to GB and colonies? but its ok, because they had no vote at home so i guess you can disregard this paragraph.
the makeup of the GB population is more varied than white british male and has connections to many countries around the world.
these people are british and should they go abroad are entitled to vote in british elections abroad. the GB govt organises, pays and allows this by the grace of international law - the converse is. they allow other nations to organise, pay and allow other nations to do the same.
there is no cost to the uk tax payer
there is no laws imposed on the gb citizen as a result of such election (as there is none when a GB citizen does the very same abroad)
it is not an EU law, it is an international law, that PREDATES EU.
there is zero impact on the british economey of this act.
save the scene that you see people exercising democracy.
I truely feel from your original post, you objected largely to there being a GB cost to this, now you've conceeded there is not and merely have you 'back up' now
AS i dont think you would want the GB citizens right to vote abraod removed either.
