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treestar

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45. Do you oppose this?
Sat Dec 31, 2011, 03:21 PM
Dec 2011

"A bill 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."

To add to this statute:

§ 1481. LOSS OF NATIONALITY BY NATIVE-BORN OR NATURALIZED CITIZEN; VOLUNTARY ACTION; BURDEN OF PROOF; PRESUMPTIONS
How Current is This?
(a) A person who is a national of the United States whether by birth or naturalization, shall lose his nationality by voluntarily performing any of the following acts with the intention of relinquishing United States nationality—
(1) obtaining naturalization in a foreign state upon his own application or upon an application filed by a duly authorized agent, after having attained the age of eighteen years; or
(2) taking an oath or making an affirmation or other formal declaration of allegiance to a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof, after having attained the age of eighteen years; or
(3) entering, or serving in, the armed forces of a foreign state if
(A) such armed forces are engaged in hostilities against the United States, or
(B) such persons serve as a commissioned or non-commissioned officer; or
(4)
(A) accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof, after attaining the age of eighteen years if he has or acquires the nationality of such foreign state; or
(B) accepting, serving in, or performing the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state or a political subdivision thereof, after attaining the age of eighteen years for which office, post, or employment an oath, affirmation, or declaration of allegiance is required; or
(5) making a formal renunciation of nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the United States in a foreign state, in such form as may be prescribed by the Secretary of State; or
(6) making in the United States a formal written renunciation of nationality in such form as may be prescribed by, and before such officer as may be designated by, the Attorney General, whenever the United States shall be in a state of war and the Attorney General shall approve such renunciation as not contrary to the interests of national defense; or
(7) committing any act of treason against, or attempting by force to overthrow, or bearing arms against, the United States, violating or conspiring to violate any of the provisions of section 2383 of title 18, or willfully performing any act in violation of section 2385 of title 18, or violating section 2384 of title 18 by engaging in a conspiracy to overthrow, put down, or to destroy by force the Government of the United States, or to levy war against them, if and when he is convicted thereof by a court martial or by a court of competent jurisdiction.
(b) Whenever the loss of United States nationality is put in issue in any action or proceeding commenced on or after September 26, 1961 under, or by virtue of, the provisions of this chapter or any other Act, the burden shall be upon the person or party claiming that such loss occurred, to establish such claim by a preponderance of the evidence. Any person who commits or performs, or who has committed or performed, any act of expatriation under the provisions of this chapter or any other Act shall be presumed to have done so voluntarily, but such presumption may be rebutted upon a showing, by a preponderance of the evidence, that the act or acts committed or performed were not done voluntarily.



S 1698 IS
112th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 1698
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.
IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
OCTOBER 12, 2011
Mr. LIEBERMAN (for himself and Mr. BROWN of Massachusetts) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
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.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
This Act may be cited as the ‘Enemy Expatriation Act’.
SEC. 2. LOSS OF NATIONALITY.
(a) In General- Section 349 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481) is amended--
(1) in subsection (a)--
(A) in each of paragraphs (1) through (6), by striking ‘or’ at the end;
(B) in paragraph (7), by striking the period at the end and inserting ‘; or’; and
(C) by adding at the end the following:
‘(8) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States.’; and
(2) by adding at the end the following:
‘(c) For purposes of this section, the term ‘hostilities’ means any conflict subject to the laws of war.’.
(b) Technical Amendment- Section 351(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1483(a)) is amended by striking ‘(6) and (7)’ and inserting ‘(6), (7), and (8)’.

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What party is this guy again? Zalatix Dec 2011 #1
One Percenters make up the Party of Joe. Octafish Dec 2011 #7
Likud. nt tsuki Dec 2011 #25
Beat me to it! DeathToTheOil Dec 2011 #29
ding ding we have a winner elehhhhna Dec 2011 #46
The asshole party fujiyama Dec 2011 #27
And 1 co sponsor: Scott Brown [R-MA] n/t think Dec 2011 #2
Elizabeth Warren should capitalize on that, big time. Zalatix Dec 2011 #3
He could be a showroom dummie. Octafish Dec 2011 #10
He still suffers from epic failure imo. Rex Dec 2011 #4
No, not quite that. Something nadinbrzezinski Dec 2011 #6
Par for the course quinnox Dec 2011 #5
What kind of guy is Traitor Joe? Octafish Dec 2011 #44
He's retiring. Can we just shove him out on an ice floe now? AtomicKitten Dec 2011 #8
I believe it would take a constitutional amendment to do that Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #9
Thank you for the background. Do you think the Roberts court will agree? Octafish Dec 2011 #34
I have no idea, but based on previously set precident Motown_Johnny Dec 2011 #39
Joe LIEberman has repeatedly shown his hatred of our Constitution. Dawson Leery Dec 2011 #57
You took an oath Joe CreekDog Dec 2011 #11
Doesn't this bast*** have dual citizenship? Under Dog Dec 2011 #12
No, he does not have dual citizenship. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #16
So what do you think of Lieberman's bill? Octafish Dec 2011 #36
Is your response supposed to be ironic? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #48
I don't approve of anti-Semitism. Do you think I do? Octafish Dec 2011 #49
This is good to know. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #52
So now I'm in your database? Octafish Dec 2011 #56
What database is this? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #59
So, I didn't make an anti-Semitic remark? Octafish Dec 2011 #60
I didn't say you did. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #61
Calling someone a bastard is anti-semitic? nt Lucky Luciano Dec 2011 #63
No. Didn't say it was. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #64
You've made an accusation. Provide details. DisgustipatedinCA Dec 2011 #41
A slur is an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #50
Slur? WilliamPitt Dec 2011 #42
A slur is an insulting or disparaging remark or innuendo. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #51
As for Lieberman being a bast**d, I'll stick by my comment Under Dog Dec 2011 #54
I have NO problem whatsoever with you calling him a bastard. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #55
His #1 loyalty is to the Jewish State Maccagirl Dec 2011 #43
YOu have any proof? Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #53
His loyalty is to the 1 percent got root Dec 2011 #58
Doesn't Loserman have duel citizenship? Politicalboi Dec 2011 #13
He doesn't have dual citizenship. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #17
Israel has their Lieberman. We have ours. In the end, neither will have a positive effect on Israel hlthe2b Dec 2011 #21
If you know anything about Israel's Lieberman, you know theirs is much worse. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #22
I agree that Israel's Lieberman is worse... hlthe2b Dec 2011 #23
I didn't say it wasn't a factor. Behind the Aegis Dec 2011 #26
Government opponents...thats the republicans, right? bhikkhu Dec 2011 #14
the indefinite detention president will veto it? nt msongs Dec 2011 #15
Lieberman is suffering from dementia The Second Stone Dec 2011 #18
I want to know what happens if you are stripped of citizenship. Are you shipped... joshcryer Dec 2011 #19
Of course he does. He's a coward. krispos42 Dec 2011 #20
+1 eShirl Dec 2011 #28
Where did Lieberman get this nutty idea? AnotherMcIntosh Dec 2011 #24
He should be at the top of the list malaise Dec 2011 #30
Those who voice such thoughts are already enemies of the state. Octafish Dec 2011 #40
Isn't this a milder version of what Hitler did to the Jews? justiceischeap Dec 2011 #31
Joe Lieberman did not make this type of idiotic statement back in his earlier political life. northoftheborder Dec 2011 #32
that last question mark G_j Dec 2011 #33
Sounds like fascism to me. GeorgeGist Dec 2011 #35
the concept has many supporters on DU Enrique Dec 2011 #37
Yet Another Totalitarian Loser (YATL). nt bemildred Dec 2011 #38
Do you oppose this? treestar Dec 2011 #45
Yes, ''...by a preponderance of the evidence.'' Octafish Dec 2011 #65
It is so typical treestar Dec 2011 #67
This ''drama monarch'' sides with democracy, not the executive. Octafish Jan 2012 #69
Joe Lieberman is a douchebag. zappaman Dec 2011 #47
Mr "Get off my lawn" is at it again. . . He's retiring, right? annabanana Dec 2011 #62
The only good thing from the stolen election of 2000 thelordofhell Dec 2011 #66
"...lock up and punish anyone they want as an enemy combatant without due process or trial. " unkachuck Jan 2012 #68
Oh, that's OK. Obama will veto it like he vetoed the NDAA...oh, wait. Tierra_y_Libertad Jan 2012 #70
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