By Tovia Smith Tuesday is town meeting day in Vermont. Municipalities in New England and elsewhere are increasingly grappling with major national and international issues at the local level. JOSEPH PREZIOSO/Getty Images hide caption If you haven't lived in certain New England towns, it can be hard to fathom their centuries-old direct democracy-style Town Meetings, where everyday residents vote on mundane town business such as funding for schools, snow plows and road repairs. These days, voters are also being asked to weigh in on national and international issues, for example, demanding the de-funding of ICE, and condemning "the unprovoked attack and start of an illegal and immoral war against Iran." It's all fueling a separate – and fierce– debate on what towns ought to be debating.…