Dear Is Mise,

God Bless the wonderful Irish.

It would be rather sad without their rich cultural traditions
that have added so much to the myths, legends,
stories, and music - that I've passed on not only
to my grandchildren but to all the tiny tots in the Story-time
sessions that I've held at the regional libraries for many
years in the past.

And lets not forget St Patrick's Day - when we all become
"Irish".

Foxy,

The high court in the past has made allowances for someone that has made a genuine effort to renounce citizenship but has failed. Neither of these 2 idiots made any effort whatsoever, and ignorance has never been accepted as a valid excuse.

Foxy,

What has that got to do with the subject?

leoj,

One can renounce Irish citizenship but that has nowt to do with the fact of inherited citizenship.
A person so affected is an Irish Citizen, formal recognition can be granted by the issue of an Irish Passport and other relevant documents, but that is because of an existing right by birth and is completely different to the granting of citizenship to a non-citizen by the Irish Government.

Did he know?

<Senator Ludlam said he was “personally devastated to learn that an avoidable oversight a decade ago” has forced him to quit politics.
Despite his denial of any knowledge about his Kiwi citizenship, a citizen started a petition on Change.org three years ago, raising questions about Senator Ludlam’s citizenship.
Scott Ludlams (sic) refusal (under Freedom of Information request) to provide his Form RN renouncing his New Zealand citizenship before being elected raises serious questions about his legality as a Member f Parliament, the petition states.
Is this man really so incompetent that he can’t even himself as an immigrant obey Constitutional Law 101? A technicality is a technicality but it’s the law.>

Is Mise,
Thank you

Dear Is Mise,

You state that -

A technicality is a technicality but it's the law.

No one is denying that fact.

But it's a law that needs to be examined according
to its relevance to Modern Australia.

And it's good that we are debating it.

Hopefully the courts and politicians will take note.