Comments on: Vote … as a Non-Citizen? Really?

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 18:09:45 +0000

In reply to Claudia. That's a really good point!

By: Claudia

Claudia — Thu, 31 Mar 2016 03:08:20 +0000

My guess is the letter was sent in error.

Voting is the act of someone who believes she is still a citizen of the United States — doing so may very well jeopardize your renunciation, as you did it after your loss of nationality interview. Incidentally, the $2350 in nonrefundable so you’d have to pay it again if this causes your original application to be rejected.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 11:29:57 +0000

In reply to budget jan. Haha! I sent in the card today. I don't know if it'll get there in time. The next moral dilemma will be if I am allowed to vote in the primary, but then receive my Certificate of Loss of Nationality by then!

By: budget jan

budget jan — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 10:31:28 +0000

Geez, I think you should vote just because of the weird situation. Being able to say, I renounced my citizenship but was offered the vote is just too appealing. I know nothing about American Politics but I’d go for Clinton. She has experience and she is a woman!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 07:16:33 +0000

In reply to Victoria@ The British Berliner. Thanks, Victoria. I'm beginning to feel like I should vote to represent everyone who can't!

By: Victoria@ The British Berliner

Victoria@ The British Berliner — Tue, 15 Mar 2016 06:33:33 +0000

As a British person, I hardly think that my opinion would count in the least, but as a person who has met you once and know that whatever the case, you still love your country, I’d say if you still have the possibility to vote legally, then do so.

I’m not in the lest surprised that you still got a sumons, because administrative work takes simply ages to be complete. On paper, you lost nationality in November, but in administrative terms, it probably hasn’t caught up yet! At the very least, if it’s too late, your vote would be cancelled, if not, every vote counts!

As I said, I’m not American, but I studied Politcal Science in my twenties….and I’m a die-hard Liberal too, so the Democratic Party would always take my vote. Which candididate? It’s hard to say? I don’t particularly like Clinton as she’s slightly shady, but will she get the job done?

Yes, she probably will!

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:35:24 +0000

In reply to Anita @ No Particular Place To Go. Still thinking about it! I lean toward Hillary right now as well, but I need to do more research.

By: Rachel Heller

Rachel Heller — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 18:34:25 +0000

In reply to Hung Thai. I don't think my vote will cause a scandal, so if I vote it'll be for whoever I decide I actually want to be the candidate. I have the same general view as you do about the candidates. None of them is really impressive.

By: Hung Thai

Hung Thai — Mon, 14 Mar 2016 05:48:47 +0000

This is an interesting scenario indeed. Would your vote even count if it came in? Perhaps you could vote for the person you DON’T want because your vote might cause a scandal later and whoever you voted for will receive the blunt end of the controversy. So yes, I think you should definitely vote!

As for who… I don’t know. It really bugs me that with the 300 millions people we have in this country, these are the best candidates we have to choose from. I honestly don’t like any of them but I guess if I must choose one, I’d vote Sanders. Clinton seems so… dishonest. And Trump has no real plans for anything. He plays on the pent up anger of middle America and it’s working. But overall… meh. Can I vote Al Gore?

By: Anita @ No Particular Place To Go

Anita @ No Particular Place To Go — Sun, 13 Mar 2016 10:11:47 +0000

We’ve always been political junkies and this election cycle has been the most contentious I can ever remember, We watched the Republican and Democrat debates when they first started and we were back in the US this fall and we’re watching them online now that we’re in Europe. As a die-hard liberal and supporter of women’s issues I can’t ever imagine voting the Republican ticket, especially when confronted with the four yahoos that are left and spouting nonsense that could shut funding down for sites providing women’s health services. Bernie has a message that appeals to me and is infinitely more likeable than Hillary but Hillary will be my candidate of choice come November with her grasp of so many of the issues and her decades of experience. We’ll have to make arrangements for absentee ballots when we visit the US in August but the vote this November will be one of the most important ever. If you have a chance to vote I’d grab it, Rachel! (Your children may thank you for it someday, too.)