6月21日 星期六 晴 坐車來回阿記星記利記,6千5百步。 原來澳洲有不少國會議員,都因為有『外國國籍』而要辭職: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017%E2%80%9318_Australian_parliamentary_eligibility_crisis 根據澳洲憲法第44條: 44. Any person who – (i.) Is under any acknowledgement of allegiance, obedience, or adherence to a foreign power, or is a subject or a citizen or entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or citizen of a foreign power: or ... shall be incapable of being chosen or of sitting as a senator or a member of the House of Representatives. 但,其實我都覺得幾無辜。 澳洲憲法是1890年代起草的。當時澳洲尚未獨立,明顯當時條文的『外國勢力』Foreign Power 是不應包括英國/英帝國/英聯邦的。大部份澳洲人都是來自以上地區,都有英國國藉,若英國也算『外國勢力』,即大部份人都沒得做沒得做議員。 不過後來過了近百年,有一位當選議員Heather Hill被發現有英國公民身分,還被告上澳洲最高法院: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sue_v_Hill 雖然Hill 一方爭辯『英國不是外國』,但最後是輸了官司,給DQ了。 最高法院立了先例,除非修憲,只有照跟。 問題是,好多人根本不知道自己有英國公民身分,因為英國對自己人其實都幾寬鬆。 https://www.gov.uk/apply-citizenship-british-parent You were born outside the UK British citizenship is normally automatically passed down one generation to children born outside the...