Date : Sat, 20 Nov 2010 20:16:19 +0000
From : mike@... (Mike Howard)
Subject: [OT] Who'da thought...
On 20/11/2010 19:43, J.G.Harston wrote:
> Mike Howard wrote:
>> So, at what point does one (in your eyes) gain or loose citizenship?
> Ah, well that's different to ethnicity ;)
>
> I'd force everybody to sit a citizenship exam in their late teens,
> regardless of ethnic background and place of birth, and only award
> citizenship and voting rights to those that pass. ;)
>
Can't argue with that, except that voting rights seem somewhat overated
judging by average turnouts! :)
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