Lawmakers seek to strip citizenship from people supporting terrorism against U.S. (illegal aliens, death)

[All American NYC]

The legislation, introduced by Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) in the Senate and Rep. Charlie Dent (R-Pa.) in the House, would resolve that issue in future cases by revoking the citizenship of anyone who engages in hostilities against the U.S., or who purposefully and materially supports hostilities against the U.S.

Does that go for people that don't assimilate?

[Frank DeForrest]

Given the alarming ease that one can find themselves in the "terrorist" category, I take no comfort from this.

[theunbrainwashed]

It probably will get challenged in court, or not pass at all. What if those people are only US citizens? We've signed on to a UN treaty where we can't strip people of their citizenship and leave them stateless

[twinArmageddons]

On one hand, I can sort of understand it, on the other, however, this reeks of McCarthyism.

[EdwardA]

Works for me but I'd rather more attention paid to how citizenship is obtained as opposed to retroactively taking it back. Al-awalki should never have been a citizen in the first place. His parents were here on a student visa and had no intention to stay here. Citizenship at birth should be reserved for the children of green card holders and citizens period.

[Huckleberry3911948]

i think if you are a terrorist, somebody made a mistake in naturalizing you.

[Arus]

Originally Posted by EdwardA

Works for me but I'd rather more attention paid to how citizenship is obtained as opposed to retroactively taking it back. Al-awalki should never have been a citizen in the first place. His parents were here on a student visa and had no intention to stay here. Citizenship at birth should be reserved for the children of green card holders and citizens period.

don't agree. so what if his parents were on visas. they have no affect on his citizenship


don't agree with the proposal. Trial, punishment should a crime be committed (like treason)

[roysoldboy]

Originally Posted by All American NYC

Does that go for people that don't assimilate?

Well it says revoke citizenship and that would apply to anyone who is a citizen no matter how he got there. Now many of our illegal aliens have failed to assimilate and I guess we would need some separate bill for them.

[Mircea]

Originally Posted by Phantasy Tokoro

On one hand, I can sort of understand it, on the other, however, this reeks of McCarthyism.

How do you figure that? McCarthy was attacking known communist agents working in sensitive positions in the US government having access to classified information.

Originally Posted by theunbrainwashed

What if those people are only US citizens? We've signed on to a UN treaty where we can't strip people of their citizenship and leave them stateless

Are you sure about that? The US never signs a treaty without also filing reservations.

[twinArmageddons]

Originally Posted by Mircea

How do you figure that? McCarthy was attacking known communist agents working in sensitive positions in the US government having access to classified information.

And yet abused said power to blackball people he didn't like.