So I think I am understanding correctly that as someone who has lived in the UK in the last 15 years I can register to vote and take part in the EU referendum.
I live in the US so brexit/bremain wouldn't affect me. In fact for me personally it wouldn't matter because I also have citizenship of another EU country so would still be an EU citizen regardless.
But for my DS, who only has UK and US citizenship, brexit would matter at least in terms of the hypothetical possibility that he might one day want to live in an EU country and may lose the easy access EU citizenship provides.
Does it seem "right" to take part in this vote as someone it doesn't really personally affect? I can't shake the feeling that I'm sort of qualified on a technicality and shouldn't really participate as I'm not paying taxes/don't have a real vested interest. I haven't lived in the UK or the UK for nearly 14 years.
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Terramirabilis · 13/04/2016 22:42
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