Romney….Obama…Romney…Obama…..While everyone else is busy
playing the game of “Effeuiller la Marguerite” , I find myself stuck in the position of a political bystander. It doesn’t suit me
well!
I get deadly homesick during the Danish elections, and follow the US elections in detail. In Washington DC I worked for a great scholar, who is now Romney’s economic advisor.
But, I CAN’T VOTE!
I pay taxes in the US and raise my kids, 9 months out of the year, to be grand US citizens, but.... I CAN’T VOTE.
We spend a nice chunk of our disposable income during the three months I brainwash my kids in the Danish homeland. All three of us become OHH so Danish, but even in Denmark…. I CAN’T VOTE!
Both countries declare war in the name of “democracy”; to protect the individual’s right to vote. I “live” in both countries and I CAN’T VOTE!
As a mute bystander I am left with two choices:
1. Give up my Danish citizenship and become a US citizen.
(As much as I love the US, I just can't pledge my allegiance to the to the flag of America every Monday morning at my kids school; while the Danish flag is nowhere in sight).
2. Cast my "wife-spells" upon my husband to ensure “we” agree on what to vote.
(I am sure most husbands would love to be in this position).
That’s it! Those are my options.
I have to blame the Danes (just this once), for not allowing dual citizenship. Get with the times Denmark! This is getting old - and so am I. I am running out of “spells”.
GIVE ME A VOTE!
I get deadly homesick during the Danish elections, and follow the US elections in detail. In Washington DC I worked for a great scholar, who is now Romney’s economic advisor.
But, I CAN’T VOTE!
I pay taxes in the US and raise my kids, 9 months out of the year, to be grand US citizens, but.... I CAN’T VOTE.
We spend a nice chunk of our disposable income during the three months I brainwash my kids in the Danish homeland. All three of us become OHH so Danish, but even in Denmark…. I CAN’T VOTE!
Both countries declare war in the name of “democracy”; to protect the individual’s right to vote. I “live” in both countries and I CAN’T VOTE!
As a mute bystander I am left with two choices:
1. Give up my Danish citizenship and become a US citizen.
(As much as I love the US, I just can't pledge my allegiance to the to the flag of America every Monday morning at my kids school; while the Danish flag is nowhere in sight).
2. Cast my "wife-spells" upon my husband to ensure “we” agree on what to vote.
(I am sure most husbands would love to be in this position).
That’s it! Those are my options.
I have to blame the Danes (just this once), for not allowing dual citizenship. Get with the times Denmark! This is getting old - and so am I. I am running out of “spells”.
GIVE ME A VOTE!
