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senate vote 2015-12-01#3
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- The majority voted in favour of of the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary language, they voted to give the bill a [second reading](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). The senators will now discuss the bill in more detail.
- ### What is the bill's main idea?
The main idea of the bill is to remove the Australian citizenship of a [dual national](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship) in certain situations, including if they fight for or serve a terrorist organisation (read more in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1516a/16bd015) and [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-27/citizenship-stripped-under-new-laws-explainer/6500280)).- The main idea of the bill is to remove the Australian citizenship of a [dual national](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship) in certain situations, including if they fight for or serve a terrorist organisation (read more in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1516a/16bd015) and [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-27/citizenship-stripped-under-new-laws-explainer/6500280)).
- ### Concerns about the bill
- The senators who opposed the main idea of the bill had several concerns, including the following:
- * [Senator Jacqui Lambie](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/jacqui_lambie) is concerned that the bill gives the power to revoke citizenship to a politician (the minister) rather than "*an impartial judicial process*" and she is concerned about how the bill will apply to the Australian [Kurdish](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurds) community (read her [full speech](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-01.145.1));
- * [Senator Nick Xenophon](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/sa/nick_xenophon) is concerned that the bill "*will not make Australians safer*" and believes it would be better where possible to ensure potential terrorists "*are dragged back to this country to face trial and a lengthy period of imprisonment*" rather than being free to potentially attack overseas Australians or other innocent people (read his [whole speech](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-01.140.1));
- * [Senator David Leyonhjelm](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/nsw/david_leyonhjelm/policies/84) is concerned that the bill further "*erode[s] the rights and freedoms of Australians*" (read his [full speech](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-01.144.1));
- * [Senator Nick McKim](https://theyvoteforyou.org.au/people/senate/tasmania/nick_mckim) said the Australian Greens "*believe that citizenship is too precious a gift and confers too many important rights to be effectively stripped at the whim of a government or at the whim of a minister*" (read his [full speech](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?gid=2015-12-01.138.2)).
- You can read the entire debate in the lead up to this vote on [OpenAustralia](http://www.openaustralia.org.au/senate/?id=2015-12-01.138.1).
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senate vote 2015-12-01#3
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Bills — Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015; Second Reading- Australian Citizenship Amendment (Allegiance to Australia) Bill 2015 - Second Reading - Agree with the bill's main idea
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<p class='motion-notice motion-notice-truncated'>Long debate text truncated.</p>- The majority voted in favour of of the main idea of the bill. In parliamentary language, they voted to give the bill a [second reading](http://www.peo.gov.au/learning/fact-sheets/making-a-law.html). The senators will now discuss the bill in more detail.
- ### What is the bill's main idea?
- The main idea of the bill is to remove the Australian citizenship of a [dual national](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiple_citizenship) in certain situations, including if they fight for or serve a terrorist organisation (read more in the [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1516a/16bd015) and [ABC News](http://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-05-27/citizenship-stripped-under-new-laws-explainer/6500280)).
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