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moniss

(8,868 posts)
8. I would ask however
Sat Dec 6, 2025, 06:14 PM
Dec 6

where does it end? How many different countries is one person allowed to have for citizenship? Is it only 2? Why? If my ancestry is spread across 8 different European countries why can't I have citizenship in all 8? If not then maybe 3? Maybe 4? Why? So where is the line and why is the line where it is? What prevents crooks in the US from obtaining citizenship in a country that has no extradition treaty with the US and then running there to escape justice here for their crimes? On what basis could they be denied getting that citizenship before doing their crimes?

What if I'm an orphan and I don't know my ancestry? Does that mean I can't have multi-citizenship like everybody else has a right to? Why? Doesn't that run afoul of equal protection? Shouldn't I get to choose other countries I want? Why not?

What happens when someone is shifting their location of residence around and only coming back to the US for certain financial benefits? What about voting? Do you get to vote in every country? What about taxes as things get shifted all over back and forth? Is it OK for people to shift their income claims to one country that has way lower taxes even though they hardly ever/never go there? How do we control that?

If you are a US citizen as well as another country and the US declares a ban on travel for citizens of that country does that mean your travel is impacted? If not then why? If the travel ban is to counter terrorism couldn't you be a terrorist as well despite your US citizenship?

The point here is that there are a lot of aspects and questions to this and discussion of them isn't served because of some guy with a blog or whatever spouting knee-jerk reactions. Moreno is probably as awful as the rest of the GQP but this subject deserves serious thought and discussion which I doubt will come from Moreno or from Chris Quinn. I sense that both likely have an absolutist agenda and position that won't be interested in the hard work of resolving any of the issues I mentioned and probably many more scenarios than that.

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When he was running he was accused of being financed by family in Colombia. nt doc03 Dec 6 #1
It's OK if you are a Republican.... Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #2
Some really spot on responses there. sheshe2 Dec 6 #3
I agree sheshe2 Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #4
It's all they've got... slightlv Dec 6 #5
"I don't think there's much more dumbing down"... We thought that LAST time, too. :/ Beartracks Dec 6 #6
People with no understanding how government works vote for him. BidenRocks Dec 6 #7
I would ask however moniss Dec 6 #8
Your lack of knowledge is not an insightful comment Random Boomer Dec 6 #10
Your lack of ability to perceive what I'm talking about moniss Dec 6 #13
Your link shows the pros and cons of dual citizenship to the individual, not to the country Xipe Totec Dec 6 #19
I'll make this simple for you. moniss Dec 6 #21
You have me confused with somebody else - talk about knee jerk. nt Xipe Totec Dec 6 #23
You keep saying VMA131Marine Dec 6 #28
If you would read the links I provided moniss Dec 7 #29
Name two serious things VMA131Marine Dec 7 #30
Obviously you didn't read the material at either of the links I posted moniss Dec 7 #31
Obvious troll ... VMA131Marine Dec 8 #34
First of all, Chris Quinn isn't "some guy with a blog or whatever posting knee jerk reactions " Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #15
Well said! Marthe48 Dec 6 #17
TY Marthe48. Everything you said is true. Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #20
Posting reactions moniss Dec 6 #18
There is no country called "Columbia", it is Colombia - C-O-L-O-M-B-I-A Escurumbele Dec 6 #9
Thanks for the spell check. I fixed it in my post. Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #11
These letter writers, sadly, are outnumbered as shown by the Ohio election results. SouthBayDem Dec 6 #12
No chance this becomes law IMHO Blumancru Dec 6 #14
Mel and Barron have dual citizenship - American and Slovenian. Diamond_Dog Dec 6 #16
All those New Zealand dual citizenships for their end of the world getaways Pisces Dec 6 #27
Yeah......fuck these people Red Mountain Dec 6 #22
The way Trump is making such a pariah of the US Conjuay Dec 6 #24
Nice distraction, Moreno. BidenRocks Dec 6 #25
I know why Sen. Bernie Moreno is doing this stupid shit KS Toronado Dec 6 #26
Bernie Moreno is fucking deranged? Initech Dec 7 #32
How would that even be enforced? Xolodno Dec 7 #33
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