[yankeedame]

A "bill of attainder" is something that deprives someone of life, liberty or property.

I think someone's given you a bum steer, a "Bill of Attainder" is an act of legislature finding a person guilty of treason or felony without trial.

[muawiyah]

That's exactly what happens when you're found guilty of a felony ~ all you've done is add felony. Apparantly you don't think of treason as a felony.

Fundamentally, Congress can't just vote to make you an outlaw. That's something that only a county probate court judge can do ~ or sometimes divorce court ~ I've heard stories eh!