The Patriot Act has shown that many USA rights are not permanent and may be willingly or forceably rescinded by citizens or by politicians for all citizens.
It begs the question, what is a patriot and how to define the role and expectations of a USA citizen? Many citizens despize Bush, Rove, Cheney and their agenda for world domination. Is there some normative test that could be devised to reveal who is fit to be an American (USA) and who should be encouraged to leave the country? Maybe paid $500,000 each to give up us citizenship?
2007-03-25 06:09:14 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Immigration
Money is no object, print as much as you need. The net effect is as a tax on the remaining Americans - all of whom will sacrifice and work extra-hard for their core values in common brethren. That would be part of the deal to stay on board the USS America USA.
The rejects or escapees would be welcome in any number of countries around the world with liquid assets of $500k USD. That would be their "40 acres and a mule".
USA as it stands now is not really a country anyway. It is kind of a semi-organized mob with severe and deep chasms of disagreement.
2007-03-25 07:00:49 · update #1
Homeless - so you think about a third (1 in 3) woud opt out or be rejected? Supply and demand, I think you may be low on your estimate.
2007-03-25 09:19:34 · update #2
bradley - stand in the corner and wear your dunce hat - again. boo hoo, little one, boo hoo. Only grown folks talking here.
2007-03-25 09:21:54 · update #3
First, you're confusing the Patriot Act with many of the other laws passed, and many of the illegal actions by the Bush regime. The Patriot Act didnt' actually take away any consitutional rights. It just stripped statutory protections that had previously been in place. Other actions stripped rights away.
But, citizenship is defined two ways. By stautue, and test can be required, or consitutionally for those born on US soil, and no test can be required. See the 14th Amendment, and relevant federal immigration laws.
2007-03-25 06:14:37 · answer #1 · answered by coragryph 7 · 3⤊ 4⤋
If the USA offered $500,000 dollars to give up citizenship and if another country would accept them. I would think that it would be close to 100,000,000 people. It would bankrupt the country.
2007-03-25 13:49:48 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
If an US citizens fail the citizenship test where you planning to sent them?
2007-03-25 13:21:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 0⤋
We already have one. But as you can well see, not all people are aware of it, nor do they practice "good" citizenship.
Maybe you should ask "Should citizenship be revoked?" For people who have no desire to think of the "collective", but only of their individual rights and liberties.
While you may think this is an asinine statement, look at the number of inmates in jails....that think ONLY of themselves. They are only a small part of the problem.
2007-03-25 13:55:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
I had to take tests in highschool covering the constitution and all...there wasn't a patriot act then. It was required for all students to graduate.
2007-03-25 13:20:30 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋