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SardiniaFox
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ID cards through the back door?
Sounds painfulID cards through the back door?
Through the backdoor?ID cards through the back door?
What rights are being eroded? I like the fact that Labour might find it more difficult to corrupt the voting processThere will be plenty that will gladly bend over for this.
All the lovers of authoritarianism. Happy to see their rights eroded, in the face of an imagined threat.
Source please ...What rights are being eroded? I like the fact that Labour might find it more difficult to corrupt the voting process
When was this?What rights are being eroded? I like the fact that Labour might find it more difficult to corrupt the voting process
But what if they pay tax?I have always considered the idea that a non-citizen has the right to vote in a parliamentary election in this country to be absurd.
Citizens only, voting in person, except the most extreme of circumstances and proof of identity required.
I am not a fan of universal suffrage either, not even for citizens, taxpayers only might be a decent starting point.
"No representation without Taxation"
Citizens only. No exceptions.But what if they pay tax?
Incidentally, in Italy we used to be able to vote in local elections but Brexit closed that option.
Sadly no.Can I stop paying tax, if I give up my right to vote?
Interesting. I will have to become an Italian citizen to regain my right to vote, despite paying quite a lot in tax. Obviously I would then lose my existing right to vote in UK elections (for the next six years anyway).Sadly no.
Paying tax is not really the point, it is just a relatively simple way of keeping score as to who is a productive member of society and gets to vote and who doesn't. There are other ways this can be achieved, the principal remains, the means are open for discussion.
Sadly no.
Paying tax is not really the point, it is just a relatively simple way of keeping score as to who is a productive member of society and gets to vote and who doesn't. There are other ways this can be achieved, the principal remains, the means are open for discussion.
I think that you should be a citizen of one country only, no reason that you could not have legal residency in another country, but you only vote where you are a citizen.Interesting. I will have to become an Italian citizen to regain my right to vote, despite paying quite a lot in tax. Obviously I would then lose my existing right to vote in UK elections (for the next six years anyway).
Assuming you are correct and the referendum used the same voters register, then the result is the result. If remain wins, then we stay in.Shame this didn't happen with the Brexit vote. Seeing as most productive workers voted to Remain.
I take your point, but what if you're at the bottom of the food chain and don't pay tax because you are poor, that means laws that discriminate against you can only be voted on by people with more money than you. Seems wrong on the face of it that the marginalized are also then disenfranchised because voting is based on wealth. The whole point of one person one vote is that despite the vast differences between individuals we are all equal at the ballot box.Sadly no.
Paying tax is not really the point, it is just a relatively simple way of keeping score as to who is a productive member of society and gets to vote and who doesn't. There are other ways this can be achieved, the principal remains, the means are open for discussion.