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What If an Advisor to the President Had Sworn an Oath of Loyalty to a Foreign Power?

posted by janrinok on Monday February 06 2017, @12:04AM   Printer-friendly
from the serving-two-masters dept.

NewNic writes:

In a case that should have the Founders of the USA spinning in their graves, The Intercept has got hold of documents relating to Peter Thiel's NZ citizenship. These documents reveal that Thiel would not normally qualify for citizenship, which requires the holder to actually reside in New Zealand. NZ law provides for citizenship under "exceptional circumstances and public interest" for people who don't plan to live in NZ.

Thiel's extreme wealth was the exceptional circumstance that allowed for citizenship and which in turn allowed Thiel to avoid certain administrative protocols that a non-citizen would have had to follow relating to the purchase of his large estate in NZ.

As part of taking up citizenship, Thiel had to pledge an oath of loyalty to HM Queen Elizabeth II (in her role as Queen of New Zealand), which certainly raises questions about either his sincerity or his fitness to be an advisor to the President.

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  • (Score: 3, Funny) by Gaaark on Monday February 06 2017, @01:21AM

    by Gaaark (41) on Monday February 06 2017, @01:21AM (#463250) Journal

    "But she DIDN'T!!!

    AHAHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAHAHHFDFHFHGHHFHAAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH!!!!

    O. M. G., RIGHT?!"

    If the guy can give the best advice, and Trump can take it, go for it!
    If he is a loser and Trump takes losers advice, impeach or vote him out.

    Either way, triumph or shit stain, I AM CANADIAN! :)

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  • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 06 2017, @01:58AM

    by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 06 2017, @01:58AM (#463258)

    The most heavily populated areas of Canada are close to the United States. Some may even be downwind of U.S. cities or military bases.

    • (Score: 2) by Bogsnoticus on Monday February 06 2017, @05:51AM

      by Bogsnoticus (3982) on Monday February 06 2017, @05:51AM (#463327)

      Which is why Canadians serve their bacon with maple syrup. To drown out the stench of the Americans they're downwind of. /trollface

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by cykros on Monday February 06 2017, @05:06AM

    by cykros (989) on Monday February 06 2017, @05:06AM (#463313)

    We could tell you weren't American by the:

    If he is a loser and Trump takes losers (sic) advice, impeach or vote him out."

    We don't have a vote of no confidence here in the US, and impeachment requires criminal charges as it is in itself merely the formal accusation of a public official by a legislative body. Basically, once our officials are elected, unless they are caught breaking the law, they're in office for the duration of their term, come hell or high water, unless they choose to resign.

    • (Score: 2) by captain normal on Monday February 06 2017, @05:43AM

      by captain normal (2205) on Monday February 06 2017, @05:43AM (#463325)

      High crimes and misdemeanors covers a lot of ground.

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      • (Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 06 2017, @02:32PM

        by Anonymous Coward on Monday February 06 2017, @02:32PM (#463426)

        You only have to go back a little more than 10 years to see how thinly it has to be applied to cover that ground.

        • (Score: 2) by DannyB on Monday February 06 2017, @03:45PM

          by DannyB (5839) Subscriber Badge on Monday February 06 2017, @03:45PM (#463458) Journal

          What! Are you suggestifying that games with cigars and blue dress stains don't qualify as the highest possible crimes that a POTUS can commit?

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      • (Score: 2) by J053 on Monday February 06 2017, @11:03PM

        by J053 (3532) <{dakine} {at} {shangri-la.cx}> on Monday February 06 2017, @11:03PM (#463766) Homepage
        High crimes and misdemeanors are whatever the House of Representatives (for impeachment) and the Senate (for conviction of same) say that they are.