Comments | defy_gravity14: happy chinese new year!

defy_gravity14

happy chinese new year!

Jan 29, 2006 16:33

Following the vote on 26 September, the SVP has now underlined its demand to deny Swiss citizens dual nationality. Last May, National Councillor Jasmin Hutter tabled a motion demanding a revision of the law “in which dual citizenship in Switzerland is excluded ( Read more... )

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indigomasq January 29 2006, 13:54:28 UTC

Lemon bar, lemon bar
Once you try it, you'll stick to it like tar!

I totally just remembered that!
Ah, sixth grade...
I might still have that tape somewhere.

defy_gravity14 January 30 2006, 13:54:38 UTC

YESSS!!!
ahhh that was fun!

princesswobyn January 29 2006, 14:05:00 UTC

please tell me you really wrote that to the SVP.

you're so incredibly amazing.

defy_gravity14 January 30 2006, 13:49:56 UTC

Um...I wrote it in swiss german.
Duh.

Its because your amazingness rubbed off on me a bit.

leading_shultan January 29 2006, 18:25:07 UTC

well it seems unfair, but it does make sense since switzerland is declared neutral. what if there was a war going on? if switzerland let you go between here and there, that would kind of ruin their status as neutral, since it would be supporting americans.

defy_gravity14 January 30 2006, 13:53:22 UTC

I see what you're saying, but thats not really the reasoning.
See, the SVP is the really conservative party in switzerland, and they think that the Swiss abroad (the fifth switzerland, they are sometimes referred to as..) shouldn't have a say in Swiss government. Because, you see, I'll be voting in Switzerland, and they think that since I don't live there I shouldn't be allowed to vote.
But I think that a lot of swiss abroad are still very active in their homeland, and follow political issues very closely.

Also, guys have to decide if they want to keep their dual citizenship when they turn 18, because if they want to remain swiss citizens, they have to go into the swiss military for training and stuff.