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To: patlin
cached page...@SURVEY OF THE LAW OF EXPATRIATION

Now I've got to do some reading.

151 posted on 02/06/2012 9:31:46 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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To: patlin
It is now well settled that anyone may renounce his United States citizenship. (2) "In 1794 and 1797, many members of Congress still adhered to the English doctrine of perpetual allegiance and doubted whether a citizen could even voluntarily renounce his citizenship. By 1818, however, almost no one doubted the existence of the right of voluntary expatriation." Afroyim v. Rusk, 387 U.S. 253, 258 (1967). (3) In 1868, Congress declared that "the right of expatriation is a natural and inherent right of all people, indispensable to the enjoyment of the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Act of July 27, 1868, ch. 249, 15 Stat. 223, 223 (1868); see also 8 U.S.C. § 1481 note (2000) (quoting R.S. § 1999) (same).

Well, geez, that already tells me that it has to do with Aliens and Nationality...the actual name of Title (USC) 8.

Congress provided specific legislative authority for nullifying citizenship when, in 1907, it enacted the predecessor of the modern federal expatriation statute. See Act of Mar. 2, 1907, ch. 2534, 34 Stat. 1228 (1907). As the Supreme Court has noted, such acts of Congress "are to be read in the light of [Congress's 1868] declaration of policy favoring freedom of expatriation which stands unrepealed." Savorgnan v. United States, 338 U.S. 491, 498-99 (1950).

This is coming from...@www.justice.gov/olc/expatriation.htm the cached page

@Expatriation Act 1868 nullified (first link)
Also here...@8 U.S.C. § 1481 note (2000) (first link)

Do I need to continue?

155 posted on 02/06/2012 9:41:56 PM PST by philman_36 (Pride breakfasted with plenty, dined with poverty, and supped with infamy. Benjamin Franklin)
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