Lieberman proposes law to strip citizenship if you have some sort of connection to "terrorists"

**Kuya** · 2010-05-05 20:47

http://www.salon.com/news/politics/w...man/index.html

Times Square bomber Faisal Shahzad already admitted his guilt and told investigators about his time in Pakistan learning to make (embarrassingly poor quality) bombs. He apparently continued to talk after being read his Miranda rights. Republicans and Joe Lieberman are already formulating plans to make sure this law enforcement catastrophe doesn't happen again!

Of course, when Republicans bemoan the fact that Shahzad was read his rights, what they're really complaining about is that he was not tortured.

There's good news for the serious adult Washington consensus on terrorism, though. Roll Call reports:

There is a glimmer of bipartisanship to come, however. Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Chairman Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) announced plans to introduce legislation to strip the citizenship rights of Americans who commit acts of terrorism, a proposal already drawing support from both parties.

Americans fighting in foreign armies already have their citizenship revoked. This law would apparently target people with "ties to a foreign terrorist organization." But what constitutes "ties"? How is it conclusively proven that this person was working with a foreign-based organization? What if they're wrongfully accused? What's the standard of proof? Lieberman's bill would create a new "authority" to determine all those things. If only we had some sort of existing method by which we determined whether or not Americans were guilty of crimes! That would save ol' Vinegar Joe some real time, wouldn't it?

Journalistic decorum aside, why hasn't this old piece of shit been linched yet?

**Alleya** · 2010-05-05 20:48

Kuya I don't know if you know this but terrorism is a bad thing. Are you against bad things? Then stop being unpatriotic.

**Kuya** · 2010-05-05 20:50

It's well established that i am a bad boy.

**Alleya** · 2010-05-05 20:51

Well then you are not a citizen. It's bad enough that you're brown, that's half a terrorist already.

**Ksandra** · 2010-05-05 20:51

Being from CT I still can't understand how he got to be our senator. It's been my experience that most of his policies are against what people in CT believe, and CT isn't even that fucking big so I wanna know what retarded town all voted for him. Someone banish him to Texas.

**Rhinox** · 2010-05-05 21:11

CT is the Insurance capital of the world and he is a strong advocate for the Insurance industry. Its not that complicated if you think about it.

**Ksandra** · 2010-05-05 21:26

Originally Posted by Rhinox

CT is the Insurance capital of the world and he is a strong advocate for the Insurance industry. Its not that complicated if you think about it.

still banish him to texas.

[edit] and now I know to blame groton for the town.

**Milkster** · 2010-05-05 21:38

What is some sort of connection? You were in the same building as one 7 years ago, etc?

Kirb · 2010-05-05 23:31

Originally Posted by Milkster

What is some sort of connection? You were in the same building as one 7 years ago, etc?

Having any vaguely middle-eastern-sounding name, if the fanatics have their way.

**Qalbert** · 2010-05-05 23:34

Originally Posted by Kirb

Having any vaguely middle-eastern-sounding name, if the fanatics have their way.

well goodbye Barack Hussein Obama

**Kuya** · 2010-05-05 23:37

Originally Posted by Qalbert

well goodbye Barack Hussein Obama

It all makes sense now...

**Penthesilea** · 2010-05-05 23:45

Originally Posted by Kuya

It all makes sense now...

Can't take away what he doesn't have.

**Ksandra** · 2010-05-05 23:48

Originally Posted by Kirb

Having any vaguely middle-eastern-sounding name, if the fanatics have their way.

I gotta get my dad out now

**Milkster** · 2010-05-05 23:49

Originally Posted by Ksandra

I gotta get my dad out now

Since he is your father, would that not also mean that you have connections to terrorists?!?!?

**Ksandra** · 2010-05-06 00:36

Originally Posted by Milkster

Since he is your father, would that not also mean that you have connections to terrorists?!?!?

I only have to hide until August, 'cause then my last name will be Marquez, and they'll just think I'm Mexican.

Note to self: never visit Arizona.

**pohibaba** · 2010-05-06 00:39

Originally Posted by Qalbert

well goodbye Barack Hussein Obama

Well, he also has ties to terrorists.

**LinktheDeme** · 2010-05-06 03:20

I notion that it be taken a step further and from connection change it to arms length interaction. Only then can America truly be safe

**Khamsin** · 2010-05-06 04:27

I'm assuming "ties" as in being a member of a terrorist group, selling illegal arms to them, having committed acts of terrorism yourself, etc. So Ted Kaczynski would no longer be a citizen, for example. But his friends, family, former roommates, etc. would be fine. But any accomplices would not be.

**#686578** · 2010-05-06 08:06

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McCarthyism

**Elvis** · 2010-05-06 08:17

It's their fault for having an Arabic-sounding name in a war-zone.

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