[ImphClinton]

You renounce your citizenship when you take up arms against soldiers from your own country. He is no longer an
American all that is needed is that he be caught with the enemie and he was.

[freeeee]

You renounce your citizenship when you take up arms against soldiers from your own country.

Wrong. Such an action is by definition treason, and is explicitly covered under our Constitution:

Article III, Section. 3:
"Treason against the United States, shall consist only in levying War against them, or in adhering to their Enemies, giving them Aid and Comfort. No Person shall be convicted of Treason unless on the Testimony of two Witnesses to the same overt Act, or on Confession in open Court.

Note:
1. Treason is by constitutinal definition "levying War against (the United States)".

2. "conviction of Treason" is included. One must have a trial to be convicted.

3. If treason were grounds for forfeiting citizenship, the Constitution would have enumerated the power for the government to do so. It mentions no such power. Since our governmnet enjoys only enumerated rights, the omission of stripping citienship from allegedly treasonous Americans means that power does not exist.

The proper and constitutional solution to the Padilla case is to try him for treason, then hang him when he is convicted.

[MarkL]

You renounce your citizenship when you take up arms against soldiers from your own country. He is no longer an American all that is needed is that he be caught with the enemie and he was.

Huh??? Padilla was caught at a US airport, O'Hare I believe.

Mark

[Protagoras]

You renounce your citizenship when you take up arms against soldiers from your own country.

Nonsense. Where did you get that piece of legalese?

[antiRepublicrat]

You renounce your citizenship when you take up arms against soldiers from your own country.

No, you don't.

[tcuoohjohn]

Nope...in fact it is your citizenship that makes you subject to treason statutes.

Mr. Padilla is a citizen and no behavior, criminal or not can revoke your citizenship. The only way your can revoke the citizenship of a citizen is by voluntary declaration of the citizen. Period.