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Baz, yes, I understand; but the stupid thing is that, in that case, you would be renouncing something you do not actually hold.

Bazza wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Bazza wrote: Surprised she didnt start breast feeding during her farewell press conference.

Bazza what an absolutely disgraceful comment. Are you the type of person who complains when a mother breastfeeds in public?

What's disgraceful about the comment it was entirely neutral...jumping the gun a bit aren't you sonny Jim.

If you don't understand I feel very sorry for you.

Bazza wrote:

swan42 wrote:

Devonleigh wrote: Please. Nobody is that stupid that they never check their birth bona-fids.

They knew and tried to pull the wool over the Australian public.

To say that neither got a passport to go overseas, had conservations with their family members, followed up on the dates of Canadian citizanship nor got their highly paid staff members to check is pure bunkum.

What is worse is that the greens are trying to push the young uni kid off the ticket to parachute someone else in.

I just hope the voters will get some common sense and see what festering cancerous moles the type of people who infect this party are and dump the greens accordingly.

Devonleigh my understanding is that the situation with respect to Larissa Waters is that Canada changed their citizenship laws to an opt-in before you turn 21 a week after she was born. If one did a cursory search one would find that there was an opt-in law for those born in Canada of non-Canadian parents and since she had not exercised the opt-in option before she turned 21 it is a reasonable assumption to make that she was not a Canadian citizen.

Further with respect to pushing anyone of any ticket is complete and an utter non sequitur even if it is true. If a person is ineligible to be elected there is a recount by the AEC and the winner of that recount is elected to the Senate. It is only when it comes to a casual vacancy can the party nominate the replacement.

That's going by the facts given in her PC., whether they are in deed in the situation I have not heard confirmed indepedantly.

But even it they are , she was required to Sign A Stat Dec on nomination that she had no Dual Citizenship, I would of thought being born in a Foreign Nation would of been a bit of a red flag to one to ensure you had your legal situation correct prior to signing, Not just a reliance on a rumour from your Mum - remember she is supposed to be a Lawyer by trade, even if it is a matter if just one week , it very sloppy work indeed on her behalf and a good indication of just how seriously they ( the Greens) take the Legislative process and the Constitutional Arrangements of the Nation. She should pay back every cent, apparently Ludrum owes the tax payer 1.8 Million alone.

Neither of these Cretins were ever Senators as both were ineligible from day one. No better than Cullerton.

They will not be required to pay one cent much to your chagrin Bazza.

Peter North wrote: One of the reasons I jumped off Labor, getting in bed with these bong smoking twats, they are a big embarrassment in the political scene.

Interesting PN that you would choose to jump off Labor because of their alleged getting in bed with Labor. Given the Greens have supported the coalition to pass legislation that Labor opposed you must be rapidly running out of parties to vote for.

Swan someone from the Government, a resources minister.Just found out he's a duel citizen.A Senator.

gtrxuone wrote: Swan someone from the Government, a resources minister.Just found out he's a duel citizen.A Senator.

Thanks gtr - I was watching Sky News a few minutes a few minutes ago. The sory "apparently" is that his mother applied for Italian citizenship and also applied for her son, Matt Canavan, on his behalf. She "apparently" didn't tell him.

Absolutely beggars belief that she wouldn't have told him about it.

gtr: they better hope it does not happen in the lower house otherwise the government will be in shite street, so to speak.

he has done nothing wrong

All I heard ARK was when he was aged 25.His mother applied for him to become a duel ciizen.And never told him in the 1990's.???

ArkRoyal wrote: gtr: they better hope it does not happen in the lower house otherwise the government will be in shite street, so to speak.

he has done nothing wrong

If he has dual citizenship and has not made every endeavour to relinquish that dual citizenship then he may be up the proverbial creek without the paddle.

And I will repeat it beggars belief that his mother did not say anything about it.

gtr, swan42: I hear you both. I think they probably discussed it at the time and he has forgotten about it. It is bit strange that he is not resigning from the Senate. It is against the law.