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Re:Breaking up with America by tomwilde on Monday September 08, 2014 @03:33PM (#8286708)
You don't get to vote.
Re:Breaking up with America by cryoshon on Monday September 08, 2014 @03:52PM (#8286826)
Technically, we do get to vote. The way our votes are counted makes them less valuable, and our votes aren't as strong as special interests, though.

But, the US is a democracy by name. I'm not sure where you're coming from by saying it isn't.

Re:Breaking up with America by tomwilde on Monday September 08, 2014 @06:36PM (#8287709)
A foreigner working in the USA doesn't get to vote for the laws they live under. That's what I'm trying to communicate.
Re:Breaking up with America by ahomescu1 on Monday September 08, 2014 @06:41PM (#8287728)
Does a foreigner working in Switzerland get to vote in any election? It's my impression that all countries restrict voting to their own citizens.
Re:Breaking up with America by c_plus_minus on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @06:23AM (#8289445)
I'm sure the Swiss do, but just an aside that plenty of EU countries allow members from other countries to vote in their elections. E.g. here in Ireland I think we only restrict constitutional referenda to Irish citizens.
Re:Breaking up with America by ahomescu1 on Tuesday September 09, 2014 @04:05PM (#8292581)
It seems it does vary heavily by country [1]. My country (Romania) does not give any voting rights to foreigners (AFAIK), and I thought the US didn't either.

1 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Right_of_foreigners_to_vote