Dual Citizenship Crisis - s 44(i)

[think positive]

[ronrat]

[stui magpie]

^

[think positive]

ha, thats a plan! thanks for reminding me though, i have to tell them im leaving the country, cos if they schedule me and i cant make it i have to start again, no way in hell im doing that! cheers!!

[David]

[Pies4shaw]

[stui magpie]

Little Bill's misplaced confidence just bit him right on the balls

[Culprit]

It will be Tit for Tat now. The ALP will now name the LNP members with questions over their heads. Bill Shorten thought their system was good. It was good if people followed the system. Famous last words.

Malcolm and the LNP are confident they can win three of those seats. How about calling a Federal Election then and saving the tax payer money over a plethora of by elections?

[K]

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/fede ... 4zefh.html

[think positive]

[ronrat]

Shorten took the moral high ground and lost. But it is dumb rule. But they went an got Barnanarby. Can't whinge now.Most other parties fessed up

[stui magpie]

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/why-are-all-our-dual-citizens-white-20180510-p4zefh.html

Whether it's the point he was trying to make or not, it's some good food for thought for those who think we should scrap that section of the constitution.

Nobody got their knickers in a twist about any risks because the people were mainly british or Kiwi's.

But would we be happy to have an elected MP who was a citizen of Russia, or Iran, or China?

[Mugwump]

[David]

https://www.theage.com.au/politics/federal/why-are-all-our-dual-citizens-white-20180510-p4zefh.html

Whether it's the point he was trying to make or not, it's some good food for thought for those who think we should scrap that section of the constitution.

Nobody got their knickers in a twist about any risks because the people were mainly british or Kiwi's.

But would we be happy to have an elected MP who was a citizen of Russia, or Iran, or China?

A mature, forward-thinking citizenry would, I think, because they would realise that the fact of attaining Australian citizenship is itself a sufficient requirement, and at least as much of a guarantee of loyalty as the accident of being born here (or being born to Australian-born parents, for that matter). Whether or not that includes the majority of Australians is another question.

I find it thoroughly disheartening that there is such strong opposition to a referendum on this stupid and outdated constitutional requirement in all corners of politics, even though the vast majority of Western countries have gotten on fine without it.

[Pies4shaw]