Posted on 01/13/2012 3:55:51 PM PST by grundle
Full title: New Bill Known As Enemy Expatriation Act Would Allow Government To Strip Citizenship Without Conviction
First, Congress considered the National Defense Authorization Act, sections of which gave the President the authority to use the military to arrest and indefinitely detain Americans without trial or charge. The language was revised because of strong condemnation from the American people. But now a new bill has emerged that poses yet another threat to the American citizenry.
Congress is considering HR 3166 and S. 1698 also known as the Enemy Expatriation Act, sponsored by Joe Lieberman (I-CT) and Charles Dent (R-PA). This bill would give the US government the power to strip Americans of their citizenship without being convicted of being “hostile” against the United States. In other words, you can be stripped of your nationality for “engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States.” Legally, the term “hostilities” means any conflict subject to the laws of war but considering the fact that the War on Terror is a little ambiguous and encompassing, any action could be labeled as supporting terrorism. Since the Occupy movement began, conservatives have been trying to paint the protesters as terrorists.
The new law would change a part of US Code 1481 which can be read in full here. Compare 3166 to 1481 and the change is small. The new section makes no reference to being convicted as it does in section (7). So even though the language of the NDAA has been revised to exclude American citizens, the US government merely has to strip Americans of their citizenship and the NDAA will apply. And they will be able to do so without convicting the accused in a court of law.
I hope I’m wrong, but it sounds to me like this is a loophole for indefinitely detaining Americans. Once again, you just have to be accused of supporting hostilities which could be defined any way the government sees fit. Then the government can strip your citizenship and apply the indefinite detention section of the NDAA without the benefit of a trial. This certainly must be questioned by American citizens. The way these defense obsessed Republicans think, our rights are always in danger of being taken away.
To read the full text of the bill, go here.
Of course this will only be applied to natural born white christians repubicans.
Some on Obama’s side see the Tea Party movement as a bunch of terrorists...
War on Americans.
Are you kidding me? Some on the republican side do too!
Exactly. All the doomsayers are omitting this will be applied to IMMIGRANTS who are caught providing support for terrorism.
Apply the law to Obozo. He certainly is an enemy combatant against the U.S.
O’Dumbo...”Strip Citizenship Without Conviction”? Start with Soros and I’ll become a believer!
At LAST! FREE everything! Virtual immunity from laws! The right that others cater to you! Almost total support in everything from both Parties! Total support from major portions of the economy — everything you ever dreamed of! What a deal!
John Adams wanted the “Alien” and “Sedition” acts...equally unconstitutional. When you ignore the constitution you end up...right here.
The last sentence above, what puke wrote this and who is writing the bill from what party????
Obviously, this bill needs to go nowhere.
Email, call, fax your Rep and let them know this is BS!
so I came here and got my citizenship, work hard for that dream but if I speak out I could lose everything I have worked for , MMMMMMMMMMMMMM
Lets see white, well Italian skin, wear a cross, English speaking and from a white country and I’m conservative socially and fiscally.
I speak out and raise my kids to love America, pray before a fight or test, speak out
Looks like I could be in the target
To add engaging in or supporting hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for which United States nationals would lose their nationality.
Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. ALTMIRE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
To add engaging in or supporting hostilities against the United States to the list of acts for which United States nationals would lose their nationality.
That's BS. We take them for what they are, useful idiots in Berry's class warfare election campaign.
If I could get stripped of my citizenship after leaving for elsewhere and get the IRS off my back, I would take that deal in a heartbeat.
WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON?!?! This is LUNACY, and everyone’s just sitting back wondering what Steven Tyler’s going to say on American Idol next week.
“Of course this will only be applied to natural born white christians repubicans.”
LOL. Well those stripped of citizenship can ALWAYS come to Texas. After all, we coddle Illegals here.
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