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US political party questions

Hello Nick! I responded to your questions about the Minnesota DFL Party on my talk page. EdwinHJ | Talk 21:34, 24 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

I wrote a response to your additional questions on my talk page. EdwinHJ | Talk 15:33, 25 July 2005 (UTC)[reply]

US Citizenship

Hi Nick I'm curious about your comment "As a previous dual national, I chose to retain British citizenship in favour of US citizenship. By doing so I've lost the right to be a US citizen and the ability to reside in the US without immigration status, but I could apply to be a US resident, if I wanted to be."

The US does not require this for dual nationals, nor does the UK. Did you formally sign away your US citizenship at the US Embassy? JAJ 17:00, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

Having been born in the US, I decided to give up citizenship based on the fact that I was required to file for US taxes and was told I could not serve in HM Forces (which is a violation of US citizenship, as I was not required to serve). Similarly, since I live in the UK and have no intention of residing in the US, I thought it was somewhat pointless retaining two citizenships. However, as I do not hold a US passport, and have served in a 'foreign armed forces', I do not qualify for US citizenship automatically, so no declaration at an embassy was required. Nick Kerr 17:10, 4 December 2005 (UTC)[reply]

If you were born in the US, you are automatically a US citizen and have been one since birth. It doesn't matter that you don't have a US passport; the mere fact of being born in the US (unless your parents were in the country as foreign diplomats) makes you a citizen. Also, whoever told you you could not keep your US citizenship and also serve in the British military was misinformed (at least according to the State Dept.'s interpretation since 1990). You are certainly free to give up your US citizenship if that is what you really want to do, but unless you have made your wishes explicitly known to officials at a US consulate or embassy, and unless you have been issued a formal certificate from US consular officials confirming your loss of US nationality, you are in fact still a US citizen as far as US law is concerned. Richwales 03:52, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

And this is where US and international law tends to deviate. I could not care less what US law says, as I live outside US borders and do not see how a neo-imperialist attitude makes much sense. Citizenship requires, at least in the UK, some way of proving nationality, which I do not possess (for the US), whereas I can readily prove I'm a British Citizen. So archaic laws can do as they please, but I do not recognise the validity of US law in such matters. The sheer idea of a 'Certificate of Loss of Citizenship' is absolute nonsense. As for military service, the US may, once again, 'require' whatever it wishes, but the UK does not allow dual nationals to serve in certain occupations (such as the Submarine Service) and non-Commonwealth dual nationals may not serve in HM Forces (thus, a US citizen who is also an Australian Citizen may not serve in the British Army, while a dual New Zealand-Australian may). I am aware that the US views its law as paramount and all-binding, but I simply do not see what point there is playing games with an archaic system. 'Proving' that one does not wish to be a citizen is wasteful, it's rather self-evident by ones desire to hold another passport, and while I do not personally support dual nationality, I do not consider it necessary to go around pampering to the fools who run a government that is so 'proud' of itself. Nick Kerr 09:21, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Keep in mind that each country in this world makes its own laws regarding who its citizens are, generally without regard to the citizenship laws or policies of any other country. This isn't just a US thing; other countries (including the UK) take the same sort of attitude. For example, if a citizen of the UK becomes a naturalized US citizen, he/she has to take an oath of allegiance to the US that includes a blanket renunciation of all prior allegiances; however, this oath has no legal force under British law, and as far as the UK is concerned, such a person is still a citizen of the UK, no matter what he/she (or the US government) may think.

Does your British passport indicate your birthplace? If so, then you're likely to run into snags if you ever travel to the US (even as a tourist), because a US birthplace will be interpreted by US immigration officials as evidence that you are a US citizen, and you'll be hassled mercilessly for not having a US passport (as is required under US law for any US citizen entering the US, irrespective of any other citizenships or passports one may have). In fact, an astute airline ticket agent who happens to notice that your British passport shows you were born in the US might even refuse to allow you to board a US-bound flight without either a US passport or some sort of hard evidence that you are not, in fact, a US citizen.

Exercising another citizenship, or holding another country's passport, is not necessarily considered a self-evident indication that one is rejecting other citizenships. Again, the US isn't the only country with such an attitude; the UK has no objection (in general) to dual UK/other citizenship and does not interpret foreign naturalisation, owning a non-UK passport, etc. as having any implications whatsoever regarding one's British citizenship. Richwales 16:44, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Having travelled to the US on holiday numerous times, I've never had any trouble. As a British passport does not state country or province of birth (only town name) this isn't really an issue. As for UK law, no, the UK does not recognise a US renunciation oath, but the UK also does not 'require' that someone born within its borders travels on a British passport. Similarly, the UK does not attempt to tax someone on world-wide income nor does it assume one is a citizen without possession of some form of documentation proving it. All person born to British parents abroad are technically British citizens, yet the UK does not go around claiming that they must enter the country nor go around claiming they are citizens. Citizenship is a right, not a requirement, and if someone chooses to relinguish that right, it is not under US statute or British statute they do this, but through choice. The US can lesiglate as it pleases in this matter, but it's dreadfully boring. While the US may make whatever citizenship legislation it wishes, I fail to see why anyone who does not live in the US or want to should ever really care, especially as I'm not fond of the country as a holiday spot as well. Nick Kerr 17:01, 3 April 2006 (UTC)[reply]

German mercenaries

Hi:) I dont think one can do a merge off ones bat so you'd have to write a German mercenaries page and then go through the procedure described here Jameswilson 02:09, 20 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]

CVF "discussion"

Cheers! It was extraordinary, I love the way people like that make up their own reality and then present it as fact (e.g. France building 5 nuclear carriers and Britian building no carriers at all!) I love the last comment by Douglasnicol "I don't think I want to know what our EU propaganda minister has been smoking". Regards Mark83 21:31, 22 October 2006 (UTC)[reply]

UK Coal Renewable energy

I usually only use Wikipedia rather than contribute, however I noted a couple of errors on you UK Coal contribution. I have corrected it a couple of times.

The UK ETS has been operating for 5 years. Methane is considered as an applicable green house gas within this scheme and UK Coal have mitigated considerable tonnages of CO2eq over this period using coal mine methane utilization and flaring. The UK ETS finishes shortly.

The new EU ETS does not include for methane within it unfortunately (phases 1&2), however it is likely that in the 2012 phase methane will be included. Only one UK mine is currently included in the EU ETS and UK Coal does not own it.

Coal Mine Methane qualifies for Climate Change Levy (CCL)Exemption, but does not qualify for Renewable Obligations Certificates (ROCs). The only country I am aware of in europe that gets their own equivalent of ROCs is Germany.

Butlen 16:15, 5 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

Absolutely fine, as I'm not a specialist on the EU ETS. The main thing was the wording for a while, which is fine now, and I've just gone over UK Coal's website to check for any further details (which is covered in your changes). Sorry for any inconvenience =) Roche-Kerr 10:21, 6 November 2006 (UTC)[reply]

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