http://andrewazzopardi.org/2014/02/03/incredible-malta-sells-passports-to-the-rich-but-denies-citizenshipto-stateless-children-tmi/

To top it all off, Muscat can claim that if the Opposition still refute this 3rd-amended scheme, they will be going against the European Commission’s blessings of the same scheme.

The man, or his consultants, is totally amoral and dangerous.

Very worrying indeed.

To think that those of us who have been born on this island and are the only citizens BY RIGHT, will have our way of life decided for by those who have enough money to buy a passport and who will hardly set foot in Malta.

Shocking!

Hard sales make quick money.

Investment adds value to a country’s economy, not degrades it. The only bit of Malta the candidates are investing in is the Labour Party.

In the obvious cases, like birthright through parents or marriage to a citizen, citizenship is only incidental. For these newcomers, on the contrary, EU citizenship is the primary objective.

The scheme is a grave insult to both genuine investors and third-country nationals. Were it not dangerous, it would still be grossly unfair.

Does it in effect now mean that anyone obtaining a Maltese passport is eligible to vote… it appears to unless a clause to the opposite has been included in the law which I doubt.

If that is the case it may have serious repercussions on matters that directly impact all those who live here permanently, the former being brought on by the interests of those who may only set foot on this rock when and as it pleases them.

It might appear to be far-fetched scenario that a few thousand votes may make a difference but two elections ago we did have a situation where a mere 1,500 votes tipped the balance, so it is not an unrealistic consideration, even if I am aware of the disparity between the two parties in the last election.

There is no reason to believe that negotiating with Muscat is being done in good faith. One really has to look forward, sideways and behind one’s back when Joseph Muscat proposes something. There always tends to be a trap in his deals.

http://daphnecaruanagalizia.com/2014/01/eu-observer-reports-today-eu-commission-prepares-legal-challenge-on-malta-passport-sales/

Yet, I was happy to note that the EU Commission statement on the discussions did actually refer to the discussions being made in “good faith,” so somehow the Commission did protect itself and it can always claim that Muscat is not observing this principle in his implementation of the agreement.

The PN should stick to its guns and revoke all these passports when in office, unless residency is a minimum of 5 years.

There are some legal experts that question the validity of such a move and there are others that do not; same as the case of the impeachment process of Judge Farrugia Sacco.