What also bothers me about this proposed law is the arbitrary nature of it. If, for example, you contribute to an orphanage that may get some of its money from a group declared as a terrorist organization, you can have your citizenship removed for a charitable act. Moreover, since its the government declaring a group a terrorist organization, what's to stop it from declaring the opposing party a terrorist organization and disenfranchising all those who voted for the opposition.
larry At 07:46 AM 3/10/2003 -0500, you wrote: >I wasn't aware that the constitution made any provision for removing your >citizenship. I mean how can you even do that? We don't even do it to those >convicted of treason. > >Tim > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Friday, March 07, 2003 1:49 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Patriot Act II > > >http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/03/06/findlaw.analysis.mariner.patriotII/index.h >tml > >So what does everyone think of this law? >I find this disturbing > >Among Patriot II's most worrying provisions are those affecting citizenship. >Section 501 of the bill, deceptively titled "Expatriation of Terrorists," >would provide for the presumptive denationalization of American citizens who >support the activities of any organization that the executive branch has >deemed "terrorist." While it is already illegal to provide material support >to such groups, even for their lawful activities, such support is considered >grounds only for criminal prosecution, not for the loss of citizenship. > > >-- >Bill Wheatley >Senior Database Developer >Macromedia Advanced Coldfusion 5 Developer >Ediets.com >ICQ - 417645 >Aim - Bill Ediets >954-360-9022 x159 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
