Yeah of course . I ' m not really speaking to informed though I mean , a lot of us are probably incredibly informed about US and UK politics for all that matters more that being non resident means certain issues don ' t affect you and perhaps never will . It ' s arguably easier to be pro tax that someone else will pay , for example , or against something that will ease people on the ground ' s day to day life from thousands of miles away . I ' m an informed emigrant and one who is still well connected , being home annually and having my immediate family still there and being a news junkie and so on . And I of course feel I should be able to vote because I ' m smart and a proud paddy damnit ! But I can be honest and say that politicians over here courting people in large numbers who may never live at home again whatever they say would be a bit problematic . And I am emphatic in my belief that people with inherited citizenship or who ' ve never been resident shouldn ' t be able to vote . and at that point you have a two tier citizenship which doesn ' t sit well with me personally . I ' m a dual citizen now and I ' d say my feelings on that are the same as a Canadian . Just my opinion as ever .