Taxation without representation?

This is one of the more bizarre articles that I’ve read in some time, as reported in Brussels Journal

American presidential elections are not “home affairs.” American decisions have repercussions all over the globe. The American mortgage crisis affects banks in Europe. The insatiable American demand for oil makes the Arabian sheiks rich. The American refusal to care for the environment causes the North Pole ice to melt and coastal areas in Asia to flood. A weakened dollar and an immense budget deficit affect the global economy.

Hence, the world should be given the right to vote. Because the current situation is a blatant case of taxation without representation, against which the Americans rebelled in 1776. But of course the world will not be allowed to vote. The best we can hope for is that the Americans choose a leader who is deeply aware of the U.S.’s responsibility, as a superpower, for the rest of mankind.

The international community was able to limit America’s hegemony somewhat through organisations for international consultation, agreements and the corresponding judicial apparatus. But that system is in crisis, partly through the actions of the current American president.

Wait a minute. The Euros might be on to something. Hillary is looking for votes to beat back B. Hussein Obama, and she’ll do anything to win, even giving the franchise to “the world.”

It could work.  Not.

/Now go away before I am forced to taunt you again.

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3 Responses

  1. Heh. If they want to vote in our elections, they better be prepared to abide by our laws, like concealed carry. The death penalty. And consider putting their butts in church come Sunday.

  2. Typical Euro-Marxist claptrap.
    You should read some of the comments on that post. The EUSSR Treaty is not well thought of.

  3. it might not be so bad if other countries would reciprocate the favor and allow the u.s. to vote out their wacko leadership, especially those whose “decisions have repercussions” on our country. just think, hillary, edwards, or even sharpton might be an improvement over kim jong il and ahmenadijhad… maybe…

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