Legislative proposal to revoke citizenship of accused terrorist called unconstitutional

Legislative proposal to revoke citizenship of accused terrorist called unconstitutional

I hope this is the last we hear of this.

Senator Lieberman's bill is intended to strip the citizenship of Americans accused of engaging in terrorism against the United States or its foreign allies.


According to the Post, concerns of lawmakers include that the bill is "too broadly worded" to pass constitutional scrutiny in this context and may be ineffectual. "There are much better ways of obtaining information from terrorists" Senator Charles E. Schumer (D - N.Y.) reportedly said through a statement issued from his office.

This could mean that another attempt to introduce a bill thought to have a chance at passing constitutional muster may be coming soon. I hope not. I can't believe that we would try to strip people of yet another civil right in order to punish alleged terrorists. I thought we were over that. Then again, maybe not...