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مواطنون آخرون بلا وطن في عهد تيريزا ماي

Jun 9, 2017 Jan-Werner Mueller

فيينا ــ باختيارها وكامل إرادتها، جردت رئيسة الوزراء البريطانية تيريزا ماي حزبها (حزب المحافظين) من أغلبيته البرلمانية، عندما دعت إلى انتخابات مبكرة. وفي حال بقائها رئيسة للوزراء، فسوف تجرد المواطنين البريطانيين أيضا من الحقوق السياسية والاقتصادية التي تمنحهم إياها عضوية الاتحاد الأوروبي. ولكن عادة ماي في تجريد الناس من حقوقهم وصلاحياتهم ليست جديدة: فلسنوات كانت عاكفة على تطبيع ممارسة تجريد بعض البريطانيين من جنسيتهم تماما، حتى وإن عرضهم هذا لخطر التحول إلى عديمي الجنسية "مواطنين بلا وطن".

خلال الحملة الانتخابية التي انتهت للتو في المملكة المتحدة، وَعَدَت تيريزا ماي بتغيير أو إلغاء أي قوانين خاصة بحقوق الإنسان "تعترض طريق" محاربة الإرهاب. وهو تهديد يمكن تصديقه: فقد حملت ماي ذاتها لواء الريادة في ممارسة سحب جنسية الأفراد، وعادة باسم الأمن الوطني، ولكن في بعض الأحيان كشكل من أشكال العقاب الرمزي.

إن حرمان الناس من جنسيتهم تصرف غير أخلاقي ــ وغير فعَال. وكان تاريخ هذه الممارسة مظلما. فخلال القرن العشرين، سجلت الدول الاستبدادية أرقاما قياسية في التجريد من الجنسية: ففي الاتحاد السوفييتي وحده، جُرِّد 1.5 مليون شخص من جنسيتهم.

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Gerry H Jun 11, 2017

What Mueller fails to point out is that citizenship already has not the same meaning anymore it used to have. A million people swim, walk and crawl across the borders and are offered refuge and residence. Citizenship, what citizenship?
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M M Jun 9, 2017

One solution would be to build a large prison (or complex) in the Sahara Desert and to lock them in it under a special arrangement with the host country. The prison or complex can be built under a long term lease arrangement between say Britain and the US and the host country, as long as the former colonial power, such as France, does not get in the way of such an arrangement. As such, there shall be no need anymore to revoke anyone's citizenship and justice can take its course.....in the normal way.
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Peter Schaeffer Jun 9, 2017

"May herself has pioneered the practice of revoking individuals’ citizenship, usually in the name of national security, but sometimes as a form of symbolic punishment."

Good for her. Terrorists deserve it. Actually, terrorists deserve a lot more. However, denaturalization and deportation are a good start.

“In our country, the people are sovereign and the Government cannot sever its relationship to the people by taking away their citizenship.”

Actually it can and does. See the Wikipedia list of people who have been stripped of their citizenship.

"For example, after the November 2015 attacks in Paris, then-French President François Hollande tried but failed to insert a denationalization provision into the French Constitution (an effort he came to regret, because it proved to be more divisive than unifying for the country). "

"To be sure, denationalization policies have been popular; even Hollande’s proposed constitutional reform was supported by 80% of the French public at one point. "

He left office with a 4% popularity rating (not a typo). Probably not a coincidence.

"Denationalization is also impractical. Rather than assuming responsibility for their citizens, and punishing them for their crimes, countries such the UK are dumping potentially dangerous individuals into other countries’ laps."

That a solution, not a problem. Other countries can and should deal with their home grown terrorists. For example, Jordan has a good record of dealing effectively with terrorists. Once removed from the USA and Europe they may still be terrorists. However, they will kill abroad, not at home.

“To the loser goes the citizen.”

Actually...

“To the loser goes the terrorist.”
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Steve Hurst Jun 9, 2017

'...at least two were subsequently killed by American drone strikes' Well that didnt happen in Hampstead High St did it.

Imported terrorists or home grown terrorist have clearly identified characteristics and religious beliefs and often heritage it is not hard to identify them. Unfortunately Political Correctness has often got in the way of this simple act and subsequent action such as deportation
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Peter Schaeffer Jun 9, 2017

"In 1909, the anarchist and feminist Emma Goldman became the first American to be denaturalized for essentially political reasons. "

Emma Goldman was a terrorist who conspired to commit political murder. She was also a convicted felon. The U.S. had every reason and right to deport her.

Mueller's statements about U.S. law are simply wrong. The U.S. can and does strip people of U.S. citizenship. See "List of denaturalized former citizens of the United States" for a list of people who don't exist according to Mueller.

Actually, removing citizenship from terrorists works rather well. They can (then) be deported. Of course, they may continue to be terrorists. However, they will kill people somewhere other than the USA and Europe. That is a big plus.
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M M Jun 9, 2017

Regrettably, this is yet another blunt example of an authoritarian establishment that has hijacked the will and the right of the citizens, for their own gain. Authoritarian regimes do not last long and their end is usually pretty ugly!
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