More than 150,000 Canadians sign petition to revoke Musk’s citizenship
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How often do petitions actually affect change?
Never. The government lists 3,319 total petitions and the most popular one has 387,487 signatures which is less than 1% of the population. The petition was to call an early election. I would hope the government doesn't dissolve itself every time less than 1% of people upvote a post.
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I've been saying that since Elon came out as a lover of orange mushrooms, that Trump will somehow sell him birthright citizenship. But the theory thst the whole annex Canada shit solves that issue is intriguing.
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had no idea he held canadian citizenship.
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Elon Musk's mother is Canadian.
There is no legal precedent for revoking citizenship like this. Why is this any better than Trump's push to revoke citizenship for immigrants that he doesn't like? There are better ways to handle this.
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You can also look up a source. It's real easy these days, with the little supercomputers in all our pockets.
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Because he is standing alongside Trump trying to make Canada part of the US.
IANAL, but that sounds like Canadian Treason. Revoking citizenship is the nicer way to handle it. That's a hangin' down here.
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Canadians don't like speaking French either haha
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Some people like to converse with others, we're not all robots.
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Well thank you for the insult, I suppose.
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And Trump would likely claim that the immigrants whose birthright citizenship he wants to revoke are "invading" the US.
I'm not saying that Elon Musk isn't awful. I'm saying that revoking his citizenship isn't the right way to deal with that. It's not even legal to do so it's a moot question to begin with.
We can't simply disavow Canadian citizens like that. If a Canadian citizen does something awful then we should do something about it. Put out a warrant for whatever it is he's up to. If you think he's a traitor, check the laws on treason and see if he qualifies for an actual charge.
That's a hangin' down here.
Canada does not have the death penalty.
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That's how I feel every time someone makes that stupid remark... if I didn't want to interact with people, I wouldn't be online, duh. I especially love being able to ask questions in real-time and verify the answers when it's important to me.
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But we like French speakers because we know they aren’t American
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It's not free, taxes are what pay for healthcare.
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From up here, it looks like treason is rewarded with the highest office and immunity from all consequence 🧐
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Lol. If you consider what they said an insult, what you said is certainly one by your own standards. Maybe don't be shitty to people for no reason if you're concerned about such things.
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Lol. "Use the laws against him!" Good idea
Its not like money buys politicians and judges and freedom in basically any place on earth when you have that much of it /sBtw I don't know anyone who refers to Canada as "down here". Pretty sure they mean the US.
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Is there a way to get a source for behind the bastards without ads? Like some podcasts let you pay a subscription and you get access to an ad free version
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I would be surprised if this sort of thing was possible and I'm pretty sure it's not and im pretty sure it's a good thing that it's not
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The only example I know of where an online petition has had any effect is this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Turing#Government_apology_and_pardon
Offline petitions may sometimes have more effect because the barrier to entry is higher there.
