Viewpoint wrote:Now I know you have lost the plot all together, if the "RoC" claims to represent all here citizens and reeps the benefits then she is forced to treat them equally no matter where they reside, basically this is what I am objecting to. If certain criteria are put in place and all citizens beloew the poverty line will pay then the TCs will pay as well but if the "RoC" is going to discriminate on location then she will also have to face the music of laws suits against her. You cannot have your cake and eat it to, renounce that you represent the TCs and do as you wish but you cannot have it both ways.
VP you said that many times and I think is about time we clarify this issue. Does the RoC claim to represent the Kibrislis living in the occupied? How? Where? Give us an example. As far as I know the RoC is exempted from any obligations or whatever from the areas she has no control of, so imo while the Kibrislis living in the occupied do have citizenship, are not really represented by RoC except for the times they are in the free areas or traveling abroad using her passports.
Representation is a 2 way road, the state represents a citizen or group of citizens collectively, and in return they support the state by paying taxes. In my opinion the Kibrislis living in the occupied are actually represented by Turkey while at the same time they are RoC citizens. Same applies with the enclaved Kypreoi living in Karpasia, same with the Maronites living in Kormakiti.
Now suppose they do pass that law which says "to be eligible for free health care at Government hospitals you should of had paid social insurance in the past 3 years" and they exempt from that the Kypreoi and Maronites who live in the occupied then SURELY that would be discrimination Vs the Kibrislis and they would be in trouble.
About your saying "let them renounce they represent us" well we all know that was what Denktash was shouting all day. "You don't represent us, we have our own state etc etc." On the other hand he was so stupid that he advised his own grandson to go get an RoC passport
Anyway don't expect the RoC to renounce the Kibrislis who live in the occupied from her citizenship. Neither them nor their heirs.
But If you really want the RoC to say she does not represent you, here I say it loud and clear on her behalf. AS LONG AS YOU LIVE IN THE OCCUPIED,AND AS LONG AS YOU ARE NOT BACK IN THE RoC POLITICAL SYSTEM THE RoC DOES NOT REPRESENT YOU. TURKEY DOES!