Aussie wrote on Aug 16
th, 2017 at 12:09pm:
Auggie wrote on Aug 16
th, 2017 at 11:49am:
Aussie wrote on Aug 15
th, 2017 at 7:53pm:
Bobby:
Quote:NZ is not a foreign power.
It's part of the same Commonwealth as us.
So is India a part of the Commonwealth. Is it a foreign power Bobby.
India is part of the commonwealth of nations but it's not a commonwealth Realm nation. They are two different things.
Commonwealth Realm Nations are 100% irrelevant to this discussion, except in your head. Best you acknowledge that, I reckon.
Ah no, they're not irrelevant.
You asked if India was considered a foreign power because it's a member of the Commonwealth. I then replied by saying that there are two classes of Commonwealth nations.
The argument that Bobby and I have made repeatedly is that NZ, Canada, UK and the other 13 Realm nations are not, in our opinion, considered 'foreign powers' because we all share the same Head of State; all of our laws are empowered by our Constitutions, which are in turn Acts of the British Parliament, and derive force legally from said Parliament.
If our Head of State was the American President, and had a similar situation in which we were self-governing; and our Constitution was an Act of Congress, would America be considered to be a foreign power?
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Therefore, Commonwealth Realm are not irrelevant to this discussion.
Australia is not an independent nation; we are a self-governing dominion under Britain, whether you like it or not. If you don't like it, then write a letter to the PM asking for a republican referendum, and vote yes. Until that time, Best you acknowledge that, I reckon.