Referendum Vote

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Originally Posted by Conor74

Kinda, the child got citizenship and subsequently the passport, which many assumed meant the parents/family could stay - an assumption that was made right up to the SC decision held that there was no such presumption, which I think surprised many.

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It certainly surprised me. I always presumed the constitution superseded ordinary legislation (I'm no brief, so I may be wrong).

A basic problem with the single-document constitution is its shortness: almost any issue can be interpreted nearly any way ye like. So, in practice the constitution doesn't guarantee as much as you'd think.

PS it's still a hell of a lot better than ours obviously :) :)