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TommyT139

(2,434 posts)
20. If revoking passports means a person cannot vote
Sun Feb 15, 2026, 11:30 PM
Feb 2026

...or that they cannot prove they are a citizen, for purposes of employment, say, then this is just as messed up as any other way that the Trumpists are chipping away at the number of people who can vote.

This says absolutely nothing about paying child support. (I mean, duh.) But consider this: if the regime can essentially take anyway your ID papers for nonpayment of child support, what is to stop them from preventing people who are behind in their student loans from having a valid passport?

As long as the Trumpists are trying to require passports or other proof of citizenship to vote, any reason for the passport to be taken away should be resisted.

If any idea that comes from the Trump regime sounds like a good one, keep looking for how it benefits the regime's long term plans.

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Whoa leftstreet Feb 2026 #1
Quotas, people! UpInArms Feb 2026 #2
You are OK with people not paying to support their children? MichMan Feb 2026 #9
No ... UpInArms Feb 2026 #10
How is not issuing a US Passport sending someone away? MichMan Feb 2026 #11
Revoking passports UpInArms Feb 2026 #13
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan Feb 2026 #14
No UpInArms Feb 2026 #15
What does any of that have to do with having a passport though? MichMan Feb 2026 #16
Nevermind UpInArms Feb 2026 #17
Ummm... revoking passports is noit deportation. I'm confused. Happy Hoosier Feb 2026 #19
A mis-understanding of terms, VISA revoked... GJGCA Feb 2026 #24
These are US citizens, revoking their passports just means they can't leave the country EX500rider Feb 2026 #31
I don't think you understand how this legislation works. Lifeafter70 Feb 2026 #39
Keep pretending that fence was to keep people out! ret5hd Feb 2026 #3
Our plan is to retire abroad Johnny2X2X Feb 2026 #22
If you depend on Traildogbob Feb 2026 #29
"SS, Sate retirement or Vet benefits, that ain't going with you" nonsense EX500rider Feb 2026 #32
You think it will exist! Traildogbob Feb 2026 #35
People who owe child support should pay that before taking trips abroad, I am fine with it EX500rider Feb 2026 #33
just keep pretending... ret5hd Feb 2026 #36
Pretending what? States already revoke DL's over non-payment, Passports are a good addition IMO EX500rider Feb 2026 #42
that it won't be you soon. ret5hd Feb 2026 #44
I don't owe any child support so not worried, thanks though EX500rider Feb 2026 #45
So you think there is some secret plan to deny passports to people? To what end? EX500rider Feb 2026 #46
no, not secret at all. why did you ask that? ret5hd Feb 2026 #51
Well there is a plan to deny passports to people behind in child support yes that is known EX500rider Feb 2026 #54
only the worst of the worst... ret5hd Feb 2026 #56
Bad law enforcement shoots does not equal "come for us" in my book, YMMV EX500rider Feb 2026 #62
I'm not pretending Lifeafter70 Feb 2026 #55
What about offenders who won't pay their fines? C_U_L8R Feb 2026 #4
Good! Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #5
Apply it evenly and fairly, or do not apply it Torchlight Feb 2026 #6
How is not issuing a passport removing people from their homes and neighborhoods? MichMan Feb 2026 #7
It will be a tool to remove 'undesirables' Torchlight Feb 2026 #8
Still not understanding how taking away a Passport is removing anyone? MichMan Feb 2026 #12
I supported this legislation before it passed Lifeafter70 Feb 2026 #30
Well, if they are removed Greg_In_SF Feb 2026 #18
if they revoked my passport it would keep me here, not remove me eShirl Feb 2026 #26
Lots of people don't have passports, it does not "remove people from their homes, neighborhoods and nation" EX500rider Feb 2026 #34
They don't even have to be totally caught up Lifeafter70 Feb 2026 #52
If revoking passports means a person cannot vote TommyT139 Feb 2026 #20
There are other forms of ID besides Passports MichMan Feb 2026 #21
Not correct. TommyT139 Feb 2026 #38
"... having a valid passport -- the basic document of citizenship" That would be your birth certificate, not passport EX500rider Feb 2026 #43
Not for thousands of Americans TommyT139 Feb 2026 #47
Birth cert + marriage license EX500rider Feb 2026 #48
From what I heard, usedtobedemgurl Feb 2026 #59
Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act of 1998 passed the House 402-16 and was unanimous in the Senate MichMan Feb 2026 #60
Exactly! usedtobedemgurl Feb 2026 #61
Given my druthers, I think those evading court ordered child support should be sent to jail on a work release program MichMan Feb 2026 #58
TIL there are DUers who do not know what passports are, what they do, and how they work nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #23
That is clearly the case, given the responses in this thread. MineralMan Feb 2026 #25
Me too TommyT139 Feb 2026 #40
So... Elon Musk is top of the list, right? SSJVegeta Feb 2026 #27
I was just about to ask that. The Madcap Feb 2026 #28
Does he owe child support? That would be surprising. nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #49
Allegedly SSJVegeta Feb 2026 #53
Wondering about the subset Boo1 Feb 2026 #37
Agree with your last statement and Lifeafter70 Feb 2026 #57
this thread is really something WhiskeyGrinder Feb 2026 #41
Maybe you should have your passport confiscated nt Dreamer Tatum Feb 2026 #50
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