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...that while his government was ready to repel any attack, he was "very optimistic" that a peaceful solution could be found. The White House was also cautiously optimistic. Said one Reagan aide: "I think there are reasonable prospects for a settlement...
...Today is a moment of truth for Ukraine.' YULIA TYMOSHENKO, Ukrainian Prime Minister, about negotiations over a disputed energy debt with neighboring Russia. A last-minute settlement averted a midwinter shutdown of Russian natural gas to Ukraine...
...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, rather than the mostly Catholic government of Dublin. Amending the act could be viewed by the Protestants of Northern Ireland as betrayal on the part of London. Northern Irish Protestant extremists, who depended upon Downing Street to represent their interests, might conceivably throw their support behind radical groups such...
...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 of Settlement is a part of Canadian constitutional law. Therefore, amending the act would require an amendment to the Canadian constitution as well. Although the vast majority of Canadians feel no allegiance to Britain and believe in republican status for Canada, it has remained a commonwealth because changing its political status would lend...
This is the massive global political domino effect that could result from the simple modification of the Act of Settlement. It is despicable and archaic that such anachronistic bigotry is present in the British legal code; however, it is understandable that so many politicians and leaders have avoided the issue and its associated can of worms all together. Nevertheless, it is time that British politicians find a solution to end this bigotry while being mindful of the practical political implications...