He watched his father come home one day and announce he’d started the naturalization process. His mother became a citizen in 1999. When he asked her why, after 44 years as a legal permanent resident, she said: “So I could vote against Pete Wilson.”
Here ALL legal residents (who are old enough) can vote - you do need to be a citizen to actually become an MP
There was a country once that talked about “no taxation without representation”
That's interesting, here the vote is more tightly held. For better or worse. We get quite a lot of taxation, and minimal poor representation. And not much else.
As a New Zealander one thing you said stands out
He watched his father come home one day and announce he’d started the naturalization process. His mother became a citizen in 1999. When he asked her why, after 44 years as a legal permanent resident, she said: “So I could vote against Pete Wilson.”
Here ALL legal residents (who are old enough) can vote - you do need to be a citizen to actually become an MP
There was a country once that talked about “no taxation without representation”
That's interesting, here the vote is more tightly held. For better or worse. We get quite a lot of taxation, and minimal poor representation. And not much else.
This is a great idea. I hope with all my heart that you are correct.