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National Defense Authorization Act - Turning US into a Battlefield

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Re: National Defense Authorization Act - Turning US into a Battlefield

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Post by DamnYuppie »

Scary, very scary. Since 9/11 civil liberties have all but been decimated by the state. I sadly recall many of my peers clamoring for Homeland Security as they wanted someone to protect them.

Yet I am ever hopeful this proposal will be defeated.

Re: National Defense Authorization Act - Turning US into a Battlefield

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Post by DamnYuppie »

Andys wrote: post #2

Does anyone know of any countries which have no geographical, strategic, or mining resources of interest to the big world powers, which also accept immigration?

The U.S. is one of the few countries where you can not give up your citizenship. Combine that with the fact that the U.S. has extradition treaties with all but Brazil and China you really have nowhere to run...

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Post by pyre »

DamnYuppie wrote: post #7
Andys wrote: post #2

Does anyone know of any countries which have no geographical, strategic, or mining resources of interest to the big world powers, which also accept immigration?

The U.S. is one of the few countries where you can not give up your citizenship. Combine that with the fact that the U.S. has extradition treaties with all but Brazil and China you really have nowhere to run...

  > The U.S. is one of the few countries where you can not
  > give up your citizenship.
It's hard to automatically give up your US citizenship, but you can go through the process of expatriation.

Re: National Defense Authorization Act - Turning US into a Battlefield

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Post by tesseract »

Andys wrote: post #2

Does anyone know of any countries which have no geographical, strategic, or mining resources of interest to the big world powers, which also accept immigration?

"Where could I theoretically move to if I want to stop living in the US" is something I sometimes think about. New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Brazil seem like interesting possibilities. Brazil doesn't really meet the criteria you mentioned; NL is part of the EU which I suspect means you would not be interested. NZ might fit though, and my understanding is that it is not hard to immigrate there.

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Post by nextparadigms »

r00fus wrote: post #3

It's as if the US Constitution doesn't exist anymore.

That's why it's mandatory that Americans vote for someone that is strong on upholding the Constitution above anything else, in the next elections. The country is going downhill regarding stepping all over people's rights, and it's only going to get worse if we keep electing the same people, or the same type of people who could care less about people's rights - all in the name of "security" and against terrorism, which isn't even a specific enemy, but a tactic, which means it can be whatever they want it to be, indefinitely.
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