Xenophon added to growing list of possible dual-citizens
Now Nick Xenophon has joined the growing list of possible dual-citizenship parliamentarians who may be 'illegals'.
They should be sent to our nauru prison camp to await the verdict of the high court which is likely to be very busy over the next few months.
“A total of six federal parliamentarians have already been referred to the High Court because of questions over their citizenship — Greens Scott Ludlam and Larissa Waters, Nationals Matt Canavan, Barnaby Joyce and Senator Nash and One Nation senator Malcolm Roberts.”
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Article posted online at 9.38pm August 30, 2017
Senator Derryn Hinch is the latest victim of the citizenship crisis engulfing parliament and is willing to refer himself to the High Court over his US links. The Victorian Senator, who has renounced his New Zealand citizenship still holds a social security card from when he lived in New York which could represent a breach of section 44 of the constitution.
Senator Hinch tonight conceded he could still be eligible to receive benefits from the United States by confirming he would seek legal advice on whether his situation should be brought to the High Court. “I plan to raise the issue with the Solicitor-General and, if necessary, will refer myself to the High Court acting as the Court of Disputed Returns,” he told the Herald Sun.
Section 44(i) of the constitution renders the election of federal politicians invalid if they are “entitled to the rights or privileges of a subject or a citizen of a foreign power”. Senator Hinch said he did not believe he had accepted the “rights or privileges” of a foreign power and was not in breach of the constitution. However, he admitted he had not relinquished his social security number from his time working for the Sydney Morning Herald in New York, noting it had been acquired automatically.
The Australian.