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Originally Posted by iconoclast  Batfink: I'm afraid I don't quite understand how your quote from the Act of Union shows Ireland to have been (constitutionally) different from Great Britain.
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They are separate entities in the forming of the Union. Therefore, it is not technically correct to say that the people in Northern Ireland are British. I am not Chinese because I live and work here.
PS The UK, Great Britain and Northern Ireland, is one of few countries not to have a written constitution. Hence, arguments (in a debating way) like this. That is why many of us hold credence in the Good Friday Agreement. It is the nearest thing to a constitution therefore invaluable in my self determination in regards to my citizenhood (if that is not a word, it should be).