Thread by @ExpatriationLaw

The question is not whether the #votefromabroad movement matters. The question is how @USVotersAbroad should best use their vote to best advance their interests in a @citizenshiptax and #FATCA world.

https://twitter.com/DemsAbroadCan/status/1594463891207004160

.@TheDemocrats through their @DemsAbroad wing is working hard to harvest the votes of #Americansabroad. The Republicans are not. As the recent Pelosi message shows, the Democrats don't understand @citizenshiptax or #FATCA problems, don't care or don't care that they don't care.

Now before people start saying "But what about the Republicans?" I remind you that the #FATCA of the matter is that Republicans are NOT out harassing you for your vote. Maybe they should be? It IS possible to discuss one party without discussing the other.

The bottom line is that US democracy has been hijacked by the parties. It's the parties that matter and not the people. It's "Democracy" for the parties, by the parties and of the parties. YOU - as an individual - matter only to assist a party.

This is why @independents are a growing movement in the USA. It's difficult for individuals to matter in a @Partyocracy. In this respect US voters resident in the USA have the same problem as @USVotersAbroad. All US voters struggle to be relevant.

Resident Americans consciously recognize growing numbers of independent voters. I suggest that @USVotersAbroad (if they care about themselves, families and
country of residence) should STOP thinking of themselves as party members but as US residents abroad - @Independents.

Since at least 2016 we have periods where each party has controlled all branches of government and could easily have ended @citizenshiptax. They have not. It is unreasonable to expect help from the parties. It is therefore unreasonable to commit to voting for a party.

Ending @citizenshiptax through the democratic/political process is possible only by making it clear that @USVotersAbroad will vote ONLY for candidates (regardless of party) who will advance the interests of #Americansabroad.

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