tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post7806522757585091285..comments2023-07-25T07:08:51.934-06:00Comments on Bill Longstaff: Oaths, niqabs, and respecting the rulesBill Longstaffhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15883751372039947365noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-9301770256370969812015-06-25T16:53:42.590-06:002015-06-25T16:53:42.590-06:00I was interviewing for a government job 30 years a...I was interviewing for a government job 30 years ago and would not swear alliegence to the queen. I didn't get the job but that's OK. Better than obsequience to am shallow figurehead.rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-82466800418113896112015-06-25T16:11:00.707-06:002015-06-25T16:11:00.707-06:00"but as a democrat I would have real trouble ..."but as a democrat I would have real trouble swearing allegiance to a foreign, unelected head of state who got her job not by merit but by birth."<br /><br />Why?<br /><br />You said you don't have any trouble obeying the law. This despite the enforcers and administrators of those laws also being unelected. You said you would have no trouble being a good citizen despite the fact that your fellow citizens are unelected and the bureaucrats who help you fulfill your duties are not either. So why single the monarch out for specific ire?<br /><br />On that note; what do republicans have against foreigners? They keep saying the 'Queen is a foreigner' as if that should be a negative (if it were true). But were the Queen to stay here on a permanent basis I am sure they would be the same ones complaining about the cost. But by your logic if a Canadian doesn't live in Canada they should be considered foreigners.<br /><br />Finally, many Canadians get their positions (citizenship) via birth, not merit. Should they be required to submit to a means test before they can vote? Do they need to get a degree or own a certain amount of property?<br /><br />The citizenship oath is a reciprocal agreement with the monarch who promises in their coronation oath to reign according the Canada's laws and traditions. It is an agreement to support the sovereign as long as the sovereign behaves appropriately. A Kisaragi Colourhttp://maplemonarchists.weebly.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4804513671389132165.post-26554939583218571882015-06-25T14:33:47.101-06:002015-06-25T14:33:47.101-06:00Me and all the other members of the MORE PORN Chur...Me and all the other members of the MORE PORN Church demand that all citizenship swearers do so naked. rumleyfipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03346146988416679423noreply@blogger.com