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From the linked article - 

“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 H. R. 3166 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.”

Read more here.

Guys, this is scary stuff. And this bill is real; you can find it on Govtrack (a site that tracks progress of bills) here. Reblog the shit out of this or anything else you see having to do with this bill, please; people need to know about it, and I bet you the mainstream media won’t cover it. The problem with it is the wording is so vague that “hostilities” could mean anything. Even if you approve of the people in office now, and think that they wouldn’t misuse power like they could with this bill, who knows who could be elected next? I personally would be terrified if one of the Republican candidates won, since all of them except Jon Huntsman are on the absolute fringe. They are dangerous people. I would not feel safe, and even now, I don’t. I don’t think you would either. 

More shit to worry about.

There are, in fact, two different bills: one as introduced in the House, and one in the Senate.

The bills, in and of themselves, are not terribly long.

The House version, cut and pasted directly from Thomas:

H.R.3166 — Enemy Expatriation Act (Introduced in House - IH)

HR 3166 IH

112th CONGRESS1st Session

H. R. 3166

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

October 12, 2011

Mr. DENT (for himself and Mr. ALTMIRE) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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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,

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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The Senate version, also straight out of Thomas:

S.1698 — Enemy Expatriation Act (Introduced in Senate - IS)

S 1698 IS

112th CONGRESS1st 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

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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,

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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Now what does this mean, exactly?

Here’s the current version of the law, with strikethrough and bolded text marking the changes from H.R.3166/S.1698…

INA: ACT 349 - LOSS OF NATIONALITY BY NATIVE-BORN OR NATURALIZED CITIZEN

 

 Sec. 349. [8 U.S.C. 1481] 
 

 (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, United States Code, or willfully performing any act in violation of section 2385 of title 18, United States Code, or violating section 2384 of said title 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 an d when he is convicted thereof by a court martial or by a court of competent jurisdiction. ; or

(8) engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States.

 (b) 1/ Whenever the loss of United States nationality is put in issue in any action or proceeding commenced on or after the enactment of this subsection under, or by virtue of, the provisions of this 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 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.

(c) For purposes of this section, the term `hostilities’ means any conflict subject to the laws of war.

I wish I could say I was surprised by this, but the American government has basically decided to throw off the sheep’s clothing at this point and just play the wolf.