Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) on Thursday ripped U.S. Senate Democrats for blocking his bill that would revoke the U.S. citizenship of those who join the ISIS terrorist organization, noting that they are abandoning something Hillary Clinton supported when she was Secretary of State.


The Democrats blocked Cruz’s bill on Thursday, a bill that would revoke citizenship from Americans who join ISIS. Cruz’s bill is very similar to one that then Sen. Scott Brown (R-MA)—who is now running in New Hampshire against Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH)—and then Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) offered a couple of years ago.


“As then-Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said concerning the Brown-Lieberman legislation — quote — ‘United States citizenship is a privilege, it is not a right. People who are serving foreign powers or in this case foreign terrorists are clearly in violation of that oath which they swore when they became citizens.’ The Expatriate Terrorist Act of 2014 is only a very modest change to current law. It’s one small step in a larger and necessary effort to refocus our ISIS strategy that I urge President Obama to consider immediately.”


On the campaign trail last week in New Hampshire, Brown endorsed Cruz’s bill.

Mccarthyism raising its ugly head.

explain

If you don't get it, you won't get it. This is no different than the foolish red scare. It may even be worse.

change your name from darkflower to dumbfuck!

Get serious, dark

I wonder what the Democrats rational is for standing against this legislation ?

When was the last time anyone said joining the mafia meant losing your citizenship? Or a drug cartel?

And yes, citizenship is a right.

And if individuals want to go fight somewhere for whatever side or cause, that is also their right. The government is the one that needs to be restricted. Speaking of, the government is arming rebels, which directly helps isis. Hypocrite much?

Yes, the red scare has become the terrorist scare. Same old story only much more violent this time.

Meanwhile the government is guilty of mass murder and torture and people STILL act like the government is some sort of good guy? What the fuck?

Instead of worrying about isis we need to worry about our own god damned government which is even WORSE than isis.

dumbfuck, when did joining the mafia require you go to Italy and kill people? when did joining the mafia say you had to kill Americans, just because they are Americans. when did the mafia force non-catholics into sex slavery?
you truly are a dumbfuck!

Quite often, actually, except the part about having to go to Italy. What do you think the mafia does, sell girl scout cookies? They are in every sort of crime including murder and slavery. And unlike isis, the mafia really is here, all over the place. But gee, no calls to lose citizenship? Why not? Because it is an extreme and stupid idea.

You are a dumbfuck.

This is the red scare on steroids and you can't see it because you are part of it.

Like I said, if you don't get it then you won't get it. You have to free yourself from the groupthink and that is not easy.

dumbfuck, you might try to free yourself from the non-think! it is hard to believe anyone can be as naive as you. are you and vit the same person?

it is a knee jerk reaction...how do they know if you joined ISIL?  do you get a membership card?  is it posted on the internet?  it is a silly ass, look at me, i am a cartoon character piece of nonsense like changing the name of french fries to freedom fries at the house of representatives commissary because france was right about invading iraq on lies being a war crime.  we already have laws about taking up arms against this country, we don't need a chickenshit bitch like cruz grandstanding even more about this. 

There is no need for formalities, just kill the terrorist, be it american citizen or not, and don't even ask questions.

Why not do that for all criminals? It would save lots of time and money.

And why stop with just criminals? Why not have the government just kill anyone it declares is undesirable?

Excellent idea, kill all the lawbreakers, they are almost as bad as the arab terrorists (http://www.aesopsretreat.com/forum/Smileys/classic/huh.gif)

the three of you all get membership cards to the naïve dumbfucks club. it comes with a badge and a pointed hat. wear them well!

You are the naive one, failing to see the danger of government gone mad.

dumbfuck, we have no argument on this. this government has gone mad! having said that you are a naïve dumbfuck!