Re: An Act to Amend the Act of Settlement (1701)

On Jun 9, 10:28 am, Joseph McMillan <mcmillan...@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Jun 8, 4:52 pm, Donald4564 <dbi...@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

What you say is true, but it would be a ludicrous situation if it
turned out that differing legislation were to be passed in some of the
realms.

It would certainly be ludicrous if it happened inadvertently.  But to
suggest that the unity of crowns within the Commonwealth is so
important that any other outcome is ludicrous, regardless of the
reason, is the kind of logic that fuels republicanism.  After all,
it's accepted that independence implies that a Commonwealth realm can
unilaterally abandon monarchy altogether.  What does it say to a
country that has a problem with the current succession rules, "You can
address your concerns by becoming a republic, or you can live with the
status quo until such time as all the rest of us agree with you on
changing the succession?"



If the UK wished to change the Act of Succession it would need to be
debated at CHOGM (Imperial Conference) and the format agreed to by
delegates who would then take the draft back to their own respective
parliaments for legislation.

Only true if one insists that maintaining the unity of the various
crowns is paramount to every other consideration.  If any realm
decided that some other principle was more important--gender equality,
say, or religious tolerance--it would have the right to act without
reference to anyone else.

I am not sure whether there would be the
need for a referendum?

Depends on the constitutional arrangements of the realm in question,
just like opting for a republic.

Joseph McMillan

It also raises the question of whether a country such as Belize can
bind a foreign national to become its king. Surely all heirs of the
body of the Electress are not ipso facto citizens of Belize.

But in practice, I think it fair to say that any Commonwealth country
that adverse to well-reasoned changes in an act amending the Act of
Settlement, is likely to become a republic. I think the chances of
deputing Princess Ann to the Falkland Islands are pretty slim.

Bill King
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