Well if New Zealand is the axis of evil, then the Government must be horrified that a citizen of that nation is currently the Deputy Prime Minister of Australia.
They are absolutely shitscared and I am loving every second. This week has been 2nd Christmas.
Aw, the people who solemnly expressed their horror at âfake newsâ from Russia influencing the US election, are now laughing at the actions of a NZ Parliamentarian.
Take one line or the other, yeah guys? Canât be outraged one sec but laughing the next!
The nuclear war analogy going to the next step, MAD (mutually assured destruction)?
If so, bring it on, then maybe the parliament will actually propose a long-term fix (a referendum to amend section 44 of the constitution).
The LNP need to stop their partisan double-standards, mud-slinging exaggerations & distractions, and their along with Laborâs & all suspect MPs (from whatever party) should produce the documentary evidence of when their foreign citizenship was confirmed as renounced.
Like the LNP & ON the Greens stuffed up having two MPs found to have had dual citizenship, but at least once the issue was found they did the honourable thing & resigned from parliament, and even Tony Abbott (born in England) released his confirmation letter from the UK govât; a shame the rest arenât living up to these examples of what I think should be an obvious minimal standard.
Have said as much about Bishop before. No substance there once sheâs forced to move away from mouthing platitudes. Her initiation of a diplomatic incident the other day was embarrassing.
Well, in addition to saving the Coalition government itself, I guess itâs to put a few cases up on this subsection before the High Court for a clear determination. As has been said by others, whatâs to stop North Korea today âconferring all the rights and privelegesâ of a North Korea citizen on Malcolm Turnbull, thus forcing the PM of this country to resign from Parliament?
That outcome would be utterly absurd and not the intention of the drafters of that subsectionâŚjust the slight problem that the words are pretty clear on their face / unambiguous which restricts the analysis of intentionâŚvery interesting to see what the HCA determines.
and the high court would find as such. but that is not whats in question now. we have MPâs who should have reasonably suspected that they are dual citizens either by behing born in that country (like waters) or by decent (like joyce)
That argument - put by that pathetic-excuse-for-an-Attorney-General Sen. Brandis on Lateline the other night - to try to excuse Joyce is a ridiculous stretch.
I wouldnât be surprised if such an action by NK (or Russia or China or âŚ) would be taken as against the spirit of the constitution - and remember in Aus courts do look at the spirit/intention of the law rather than the letter-of-the-law approach favoured in the USA - and so such an obviously ridiculous invalidation wouldnât be upheld by the HC, but as @Tejas57 said the current cases arenât like that.
Iâll be shocked if Joyce & Roberts arenât found to have been inelligible when they nominated.
They were obligated to confirm before signing the nomination form, as were Waters & Ludlam, and it seems pretty clear (âblack and whiteâ using Joyceâs words!) all of them were clearly in the wrong.
Canavan Iâm not as sure about; itâll depend on the specifics of the details (have all relevant details been reported?).