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To: Postman

The thing is, it doesn’t restrict a person from joining a Republican movement at all.

I’m not Canadian, but Australian, but we have similar oaths and I am familiar with the legalities of them.

The current Canadian Oath of Allegiance is:

I swear (or affirm) that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Queen of Canada, Her Heirs and Successors, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen.

It’s slightly different from the previous Oath, but still has the same legal provisions:

“I swear that I will be faithful and bear true allegiance to His Majesty King George the Sixth, His Heirs and Successors, according to law, and that I will faithfully observe the laws of Canada and fulfil my duties as a Canadian citizen”

Note that both oaths refer to the Heirs and Successors of the Monarch, and the George VI oath includes the words “according to law”. These are implicit in the more recent Oath, but still apply.

The Oath takes that form because it means it still holds if the Monarch dies, it just passes to their Heirs and Successors. While Canada remains a Constitutional Monarchy, this will be the King or Queen of Canada, but if Canada - by proper Constitutional Process - chooses to cease being a Constitutional Monarchy, the Oath transfers to whatever entity succeeds the Canadian Monarch.

A person is also entirely free under the Oath to be a republican and advocate a change of the form of government, provided they only do so according to the laws of Canada. They can’t do it by unlawful and unconstitutional methods without violating their Oath - but they are fully free to do it by the normal democratic processes that apply.

“Heirs and Successors, According to Law.” If the change is made legally, it’s perfectly acceptable under the Oath.


22 posted on 07/13/2013 6:20:56 AM PDT by naturalman1975 ("America was under attack. Australia was immediately there to help." - John Winston Howard)
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To: naturalman1975

Thanks for the clarification. Sometimes, trying to understand all the interpretations put forth by those who actively seek to destroy beneficial tradition just makes my head hurt something awful.


35 posted on 07/13/2013 2:16:38 PM PDT by Postman (Flies get too little credit.)
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