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"The government and opposition in the Caribbean island of Grenada have joined
forces to drop the oath of allegiance to the British crown amid growing calls
to remove King Charles as the country’s head of state.
A statement from the government announcing the move said that in “a commendable
display of national unity” the country’s parliament had agreed bills to amend
the country’s constitution.
The change will remove the words “His Majesty King Charles the Third, His Heirs
and Successors” from the pledge of allegiance and replace them with “Grenada”.
In the statement, Grenada’s prime minister, Dickon Mitchell, said: “The
unanimous support for this amendment demonstrates our shared commitment to
national identity and constitutional progress and while we may differ on many
issues, today we stand together in affirming that our allegiance belongs to
Grenada and its people.”
Later, he told local media: “I don’t think anyone in their right mind will
expect me – or any future prime minister of Grenada – on taking the oath of
office to serve them, that I should be swearing allegiance to King Charles, his
heirs and successor.”
He added: “What is it about King Charles that is superior to me, that requires
me not to swear allegiance to the people of Grenada but to him?”
The prime minister added: “Sovereign countries have excellent bilateral
relations. That doesn’t mean that you have to swear allegiance to the head of a
state of another foreign country.”
This only happened, he pointed out, because Grenada was a former British colony
and not because it was voted on by Grenadians."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
