A new bill was introduced to the US Congress by Republication Representative Charles Dent of Pennsylvania that would allow the United States government to strip US citizens of their citizenship for "engaging in, or purposefully and materially supporting, hostilities against the United States." A hostile action against the United States is defined as "any conflict subject to the laws of war."
The Enemy Expatriation Act, H.R. 3166, if passed, would allow the government to strip an American of his or her citizenship without needing to formally charge the individual or to bring the suspected individual before a court of law.
This bill follows the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was signed into law on New Year's Eve by President Obama. The NDAA granted the US government the ability to indefinitely detain individuals that were deemed to pose a terrorist threat to the United States without having to charge them or grant them access to the court system. However, it is unclear whether or not US citizens would be impacted by the NDAA, as the US Constitution guarantees Americans due process of law.
If the Enemy Expatriation Act is passed, it is feared that the government could first strip an American of his or her citizenship and thus removal constitutional protections that may have protected Americans from the NDAA detention clauses.
The Enemy Expatriation Act, H.R. 3166, if passed, would allow the government to strip an American of his or her citizenship without needing to formally charge the individual or to bring the suspected individual before a court of law.
This bill follows the passage of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), which was signed into law on New Year's Eve by President Obama. The NDAA granted the US government the ability to indefinitely detain individuals that were deemed to pose a terrorist threat to the United States without having to charge them or grant them access to the court system. However, it is unclear whether or not US citizens would be impacted by the NDAA, as the US Constitution guarantees Americans due process of law.
If the Enemy Expatriation Act is passed, it is feared that the government could first strip an American of his or her citizenship and thus removal constitutional protections that may have protected Americans from the NDAA detention clauses.
Will this ever end?!?
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