Re: One EU demand too far!


Henry Alminas wrote:
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On Jan 31, 12:47 pm, "Peteris Cedrins (Peteris Cedrins)"
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santak...@xxxxxxxxx wrote:
On Jan 31, 10:08 am, "Henry Alminas" <halmi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Lithuanian local elections are about
to begin. Fine and dandy - that. What
is unacceptable, however, is that
Lithuania-resident non-citizens are
permitted to be candidates for local
elections. As a result some 25 candidates
falling into this category are up for
elections. Almost all of them are russkies
along with a couple Poles.

Since people have problems differentiating
between the Baltic countries let me just
mention that unlike Estonia and Latvia
Lithuania granted citizenship to all - across
the board (also a serious mistake). Thus
those russkies who do not have it refused
to accept it - hoping, no doubt, that
the russkie forces would return very
soon.

How the hell can the country permit these
scum to be candidates - for anything but
a ticket back to "matushka"?

Shame!!

Best - - Henry

Lucky I understand your Eastern European sense of humour (lots of
hyprbole, sarcasm) otherwise I'd think you were serious.

There are enough people all over the world just waiting for a chance
to throw *** at Lithuania - why give them ammo? We are in the EU and
we have to abide by EU rules. (Yeah, I know, you'd rather be a US
territory like Iraq.)

People who live in Lithuania have certain rights that people living
abroad don't have. Live with it.

EU citizens have the right to participate in elections and be
candidates -- non-EU citizens do not, and Russians are not EU
citizens. Latvia does not permit non-citizens to vote or stand for
election -- unless they are citizens of an EU country. So don't blame
the EU, Henry.

Viso gero,
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We are talking about LOCAL GOVERNMENT elections. Do I err in
believing there is an EU recommendation (if not regulation) saying
that all residents (whether they be citoyens or not) should be allowed
to participate in local government elections?

Awww, hell, there you go and spoil
Petriuko fun. After all that Dvinskian
does not have much to celebrate
- tank polishing must be getting old.

Best - - Henry

My response to Gintas seems to have been lost in the aethyr. I realize
that we are talking about local elections (I merely neglected to
specify, as noted in my response to Hui, above). The EU does _not_
demand that _all_ residents be allowed to particpate in local
elections. A recommendation is not a demand, and there are plenty of
recommendations from various bodies that we belong to that we politely
decline to follow. Residents who are EU citizens _must_ be allowed to
vote and stand in local elections -- citizens of Russia are not EU
citizens (unless, of course, they hold the citizenship of an EU
country also).

Latvia does not, and probably (and hopefully) will not, allow non-
citizens who are not citizens of another EU country to vote in local
elections. Ainars ?lesers of LPP, a party of businessmen and
opportunistic populists that is part of the governing coalition but
has close ties to a mostly Russophone sect that advocates a form of
Christian totalitarianism, would like to give non-citizens the local
vote because it is rather popular in areas like Daugavpils and
environs and would undoubtedly draw not a few non-citizens into its
flock. The "Russian parties" have long advocated this limited
franchise, too, of course -- they point to Estonia, where non-citizens
can and do vote locally. The Prime Minister said yesterday that this
runs counter to Latvia's integration policy, and I agree with him --
extending the franchise in this way removes one of the last incentives
to naturalize.

I don't see what I'm supposed to celebrate, my dear Henry, and I've
never polished a tank -- all I know is that you are full of ***, as
usual. If Lithuania grants the right to vote to non-citizens who are
not EU citizens, that is Lithuania's choice. If you consider
recommendations to be demands, you must be an invertebrate of some
sort. Of course, you're actually a Coloradan -- why would it matter to
you?

Geriausio,
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