Sure. We're now waiting for votes from people living abroad — who have no plans to return to Poland, don't pay taxes here, don't use our roads, hospitals, or schools — but will decide what's best for us. Because obviously, they know better from the comfort of their flats in London or Oslo.
Who needs local responsibility when you’ve got long-distance wisdom?
Even if we live abroad we're still affected by government policy
If there's Polexit for example, or war, or different rules for granting passports, or granting citizenship for same sex couples children, stuff like that
I agree with you. There are cases where decisions made in Poland can affect people living abroad, such as Polexit, war or passport policy. These are worth mentioning.
The problem, however, is that once you open the voting doors to long-term emigrants, you have to accept that their vote counts just as much on any issue - not just those that are of personal importance to them. So yes, they can vote to protect their rights abroad.... but they can also vote for economic or social policies that have a profound impact on people living in Poland every day, while they themselves have no say in the matter.
And what if next time they vote for something you strongly disagree with something that only affects us here, but you still have to live with the consequences? Imagine, for example, millions of French citizens living abroad voting Marine Le Pen into power while they themselves stay in Canada, the UK, or Australia whatever, untouched by the social unrest, economic shifts, or civil liberties at stake in France. Sounds fair?
That's the danger of giving equal voice to people who no longer share the same daily reality.
That's with all voting - old people voting for things affecting young people, people without children voting for things affecting schools, city people Vs country side, "Poland A" Vs "Poland B"...
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u/Aerovore Jun 01 '25
This is extremely concerning that the votes are soooo close.