[107096] in Cypherpunks
RE: Norway - go to jail for naming baby illegal [CNN]
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Rabid Wombat)
Fri Jan 1 01:07:08 1999
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1999 01:03:45 -0500 (EST)
From: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
To: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
cc: cypherpunks@EINSTEIN.ssz.com
In-Reply-To: <v03130300b2b1f5a4bc07@[209.66.101.226]>
Reply-To: Rabid Wombat <wombat@mcfeely.bsfs.org>
On Thu, 31 Dec 1998, Tim May wrote:
> At 5:59 PM -0800 12/31/98, Reeza! wrote:
>
> >THAT is _almost_ understandable. You say that Iceland requires immigrants
> >to change their names to Norse ones, you didn't say to Norse ones on the
> >approved list. or Norse ones avoiding those on the disapproved list. Does
> >Iceland have the same "children who are born here are Icelandic citizens,
> >regardless of the nationality of the parents" provision of the US
> >constitution?
>
> There is talk of changing this law (or, I suppose, item in the C.) which
> allows and even encourages pregnant Mexicans and Salvadorans and
> Guatemalans to sneak into the U.S. just in time to have their babies in an
> American hospital, thus making the children American citizens (and mustn't
> separate mother from child, right?).
Try "having thier babies under trees just inside the fence ... "
> Ireland has a fairly new law which allows anyone with any Irish born
> grandparents or parents to get Irish citizenship.
>
> (Both Israel and Ireland, and presumably other places, would like to
> encourage wealthy Americans to relocate.)
Ireland is one of those permissable "dual citizenship" situations.
Potentially useful for tax purposes. Take advantage while you still can,
says rabid o'wombat.
>
> >About the only place I can think of where prohibiting certain names might-
> >might be justifiable, is in countries where the names of certain criminals
> >are associated with crimes of such heinous magnitude that it would create
> >an emotional burden the viable tissue mass would never be able to overcome.
> >'Adolf Hitler' Xxxxxx, 'Charles Manson' Yyyyyy, or 'Hannibal Lector' Zzzzz,
> >(heh) for example. It's just another case of jingoism (maintaining their
> >culture re: populace naming conventions) and religious persecution (the
> >babies name is hebrew, the mother of 10 claims christianity for her own),,,
>
How about "Dole" in Iran? How's your Farsi these days? :)
Happy GNU year!
