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Blair’s conversion has re-ignited the centuries old debate about repealing or amending the archaic and discriminatory Act of Settlement. However, few serious and responsible politicians support taking such action, not because of religious bigotry, but because of political considerations. While anti-Catholic laws and provisions have...
As evidenced by the 2007 election of Alex Salmond, the head of the Scottish National Party (a political party that advocates an independent Scotland), there has been a furor of nationalistic fervor in Scotland. The Kingdoms of England and Scotland were united in 1707 to form the Kingdom of Great...
Moreover, any amendment to the Act of Settlement would likely trigger political unrest among the militant Northern Irish nationalists. Northern Ireland remained part of the United Kingdom following Irish independence in 1920 because of its significant Protestant majority, which wanted to be governed by the predominantly Protestant government of London...
The consequences of modifying the act would not only be confined to the eastern shores of the Atlantic. In fact, Canada may experience more significant effects than the United Kingdom itself should the act be amended. Canada, still legally a commonwealth of the United Kingdom, has determined that the Act...
"The national debate over torture will end if this amendment to place the CIA under the Army Field Manual becomes law," Senator Feinstein said. "At that point, all U.S. government interrogations - military and civilian - would be conducted under the same rules and regulations, and eight specific techniques, including waterboarding, would...