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You do realize that there is no constit. provision against dual citizens sitting in parliament, right?
The only provision is that you must be a Jakan or CWealth citizen, ordinarily resident in Jam at least 1 year before nom. day and must not have pledged allegience to a foreign power (by your own act) or must have renounced that allegience before hand.
This is why the court is involved, because unless its a clear case of naturalization, then the definition of swearing allegience to a foreign power, by your own act, become a technical distinction and needs a courthouse clarification. There is now a precedence set that renewing the PPT consitutes such an act. Of course, this too has just been appealed.
It is clear that we need to clean up the constitutional provisions around this to make it more clear and to update certain realities.
I have no problems with demand Jakan exclusivity, but I think it must be consistent and tighter. C-wealth exemption needs to go. Also, we should get all candidates to sign a legal declaration on Nomination Day that they are not in violation. It could read something like:
1) Are U a citizen of Jam?
2) Are you a naturalized citizen of any other country?
3) Did you obtain any other citizenship, either by birth or thru parental rights?
4) If the answer to 3 is yes, have you ever obtained travel doccuments for said countries after the age of 18?
5) Did you in the past ever hold a foreign citizenship(s) that was renounced or otherwise relinquished?
6) If the answer to 5 is yes, when did this change in status occur?
That should be sufficient to cause us never to relive this near useless distraction in the future.
The only provision is that you must be a Jakan or CWealth citizen, ordinarily resident in Jam at least 1 year before nom. day and must not have pledged allegience to a foreign power (by your own act) or must have renounced that allegience before hand.
This is why the court is involved, because unless its a clear case of naturalization, then the definition of swearing allegience to a foreign power, by your own act, become a technical distinction and needs a courthouse clarification. There is now a precedence set that renewing the PPT consitutes such an act. Of course, this too has just been appealed.
It is clear that we need to clean up the constitutional provisions around this to make it more clear and to update certain realities.
I have no problems with demand Jakan exclusivity, but I think it must be consistent and tighter. C-wealth exemption needs to go. Also, we should get all candidates to sign a legal declaration on Nomination Day that they are not in violation. It could read something like:
1) Are U a citizen of Jam?
2) Are you a naturalized citizen of any other country?
3) Did you obtain any other citizenship, either by birth or thru parental rights?
4) If the answer to 3 is yes, have you ever obtained travel doccuments for said countries after the age of 18?
5) Did you in the past ever hold a foreign citizenship(s) that was renounced or otherwise relinquished?
6) If the answer to 5 is yes, when did this change in status occur?
That should be sufficient to cause us never to relive this near useless distraction in the future.
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