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Reasonableness and citizenship : Comments
By Don Aitkin, published 6/6/2018The world is moving slowly and perhaps hesitantly to recognising that a person can 'belong' to two nations in a positive way, and act as a citizen in each.
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We have the same head of state as Canada, New Zealand and most of the commonwealth.
However, if we are competing with the Uk for an export order they could also fill? The crown and our head of state will go to bat for the UK and against us.
Moreover, in every other case of dual citizenship, there will eventually be a conflicting interest somewhere? Even if covert or undefined?
One cannot, however, presume the same for citizens born here of dual citizens and obtain their dual citizenship via archaic laws.
That said, swearing allegiance at a citizenship ceremony should be recognized in our law as any and all allegiance automatically transferring here to us and ours!
Moreso, if we are both allies and share the same head of state, i.e., fellow Anzacs?
One cannot expect more than to stand in front of a bullet aimed at a fellow Anzac, or call down shell fire on one's own forward position, to prove both loyalty and allegiance! As well as mutually shared interest!
Alan B.