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As said by Baaaaaaaaaarnaby himself.
Politics Super Thread - keep it all in here
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As said by Baaaaaaaaaarnaby himself.
Saturnalia
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I personally don't trust anyone who has dual citizenships. was born overseas or has a strange last name.
Terrorists most likely.
goldcoast_tiger
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That's funny :smiley:
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Oh i know what the law says, just making the point the some common sense goes a long way too, when looking at this from a voter's perspective.
Also interesting that each of the people implicated belongs to a minor party. Looks like their processes aren't as robust as the major parties … they will learn the hard way.
Pawsandclaws
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The Constitution has served us well CB and only now because a few look like being ejected from the trough it becomes an issue.
Tim Sheens
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Also probably smart enough that if they ever had to declare single citizenship to nominate candidacy for a federal political position, that they would at least question the possibility.
On Canavan, whilst I may have missed it, I cannot recall a total denial, rather political/lawyer speak.
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Section 46 actually provides - "**Until the Parliament otherwise provides**, any person declared by this Constitution to be incapable of sitting as a senator or as a member of the House of Representatives shall, for every day on which he so sits, be liable to pay the sum of one hundred pounds to any person who sues for it in any court of competent jurisdiction."
The Parliament has otherwise provided with the the _Common Informers (Parliamentary Disqualification) Act 1975_, section 3 of which states:
**Penalty for sitting when disqualified**
(1) Any person who, whether before or after the commencement of this Act, has sat as a senator or as a member of the House of Representatives while he or she was a person declared by the Constitution to be incapable of so sitting shall be liable to pay to any person who sues for it in the High Court a sum equal to the total of:
(a) $200 in respect of his or her having so sat on or before the day on which the originating process in the suit is served on him or her; and
(b) $200 for every day, subsequent to that day, on which he or she is proved in the suit to have so sat.
(2) A suit under this section shall not relate to any sitting of a person as a senator or as a member of the House of Representatives at a time earlier than 12 months before the day on which the suit is instituted.
(3) The High Court shall refuse to make an order in a suit under this Act that would, in the opinion of the Court, cause the person against whom it was made to be penalized more than once in respect of any period or day of sitting as a senator or as a member of the House of Representatives.
…so the net result of that is they're liable for $200, plus $200 for every day they continue to sit after a suit has been brought under that Act. I'm looking forward to some pest suing all of these people in the High Court to try and make a name for themselves and a few grand. Funny if they win and funny if they lose and cop a massive legal bill for their attempt at notoriety!
Balmainbred
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Maybe at the next setting of the house Derryn hinch can front as a cardinal
Pawsandclaws
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Read old Nick has a peculiar case of citizenship Xenophony blues. With his taxpayer funded job and perks on the line, it is "appropriate" (according to him) that he remain in Parliament exercising his vote on behalf of Australians. Remember Snout = trough = length of snout.
But who knows, it's all Greek to me.
But who knows, it's all Greek to me.
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I know it has to go to referendum, simply stating that until it is changed the rules are black and white.
If you haven't done your due diligence and you get caught out that's your own fault.
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It can be interpreted though and the HC has "weakened" the black and white text to allow dual citizens to be MPs if they've taken reasonable steps to divest themselves of it.
Xenophon and Canavon might have reasonable arguments but Barnaby is stuffed.
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Having parents born in foreign nations, you'd think you'd have a look to see whether it's been conferred upon you.
Byron_Bay_Fan
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Hey CB,
**Corrosive tainted by sin, I'm spilling blood and I can hardly contain it;
Corrosive hallowing the hand, stiffened I eat away, eat into the surface.**
your signature line makes you sound like Judas Iscariot trying to gobble a kebab stuffed with 30 pieces of silver.
**Corrosive tainted by sin, I'm spilling blood and I can hardly contain it;
Corrosive hallowing the hand, stiffened I eat away, eat into the surface.**
your signature line makes you sound like Judas Iscariot trying to gobble a kebab stuffed with 30 pieces of silver.
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NX seems to have considered whether he was Cypriot or Greek but not British. The question is whether being a British Overseas Citizen or whatever it is called is equivalent to being an actual citizen.
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In the immortal words of Molly, do yourself a favour and look up Static X.
For best results don't listen to it after a bucket bong.
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You'd think if he chased up Cyprus though they'd have directed him to the British. I suppose it's all heresay and he has to be taken at his word, of which a lot of people have a hard time doing with politicians.
Pawsandclaws
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Being a lawyer, a former law lecturer at South Aust. U and failed Liberal Candidate in SA, you would think he would of known.
I did like his stunt at the British Pub in North Adelaide where he asked for a pint of warm English beer. He drank some and said words like "Oh that's awful". The beer was Guinness. Nick off Xenophony.
Tiger_Watto
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Is it actually 'illegal' to wear a motorcycle helmet in banks?
Or is it simply a term of entry the banks use where they will refuse service?
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