Originally Posted by
GUWonder
Yes, but as you may have already noticed there is that distinction between positive and normative statements as illustrated in this context when soitgoes used the word should for a reason. soitgoes supplied a normative statement, a declaration of what is ideal rather than what is necessarily the practice everywhere.
That's precisely what I meant with 'should'.
I was replying to the 'loophole' comment. A loophole is something that gets around the intention of the law, and I don't think a parent's ability to pass his/her citizenship to his/her offspring is a loophole. It just is (in this case it is, and in other cases, it should be, IMO).