In May 1778, a bunch of traitorous, violent, rebellious tax evaders swore an oath to give up citizenship in the greatest country on earth, instead of paying their fair share to an overseas government which was doing so much to protect them:
I do acknowledge the United States of America to be Free, Independent, and Sovereign States, and declare that the people thereof owe no allegiance or obedience to George the Third, King of Great Britain; and I renounce, refute and abjure any allegiance or obedience to him; and I do swear that I will to the utmost of my power, support, maintain, and defend the said United States, against the said King George the Third, his heirs and successors, and his and their abettors, assistants and adherents …
Background information from the U.S. National Park Service:
On May 7, Washington issued a General Order from headquarters urging that the oaths be administered promptly to officers of the 3rd and 4th New Jersey regiments. Many of these officers had now overcome their indignation and were ready to sign their allegiance to the new nation. Washington hoped others would follow the New Jersey example. The process began on May 12, 1778.
One man who swore that oath apparently was not very sincere about it:
To accomplish the work, Washington selected high-ranking generals to administer the oaths to the officer staff. Among those selected was Brigadier General Henry Knox, who would administer oaths to officers of the artillery and military stores. The site chosen to administer the oaths was the artillery park. Apparently, General Knox served as witness to many oaths taken by officers of the Continental Army. His signature appears on a similar oath of allegiance administered to Major General Benedict Arnold on May 30, 1778, also at the artillery park.
Homelanders and their enablers love to slap the label “Benedict Arnold” on ex-American renunciants, but it appears from this that the actual historical definition of “a Benedict Arnold” is a person who swears an oath of renunciation of their former country but then continues to demonstrate loyalty to that foreign former country over and above their loyalty to their new country.
Well done, Eric! I love a bit of historical fact every now and then to trip up the Homelanders!
Don’t let the door hit them in the ass.
Britain has been protecting the free world for centuries. I would never give up my English citizenship.
English citizenship means that you will be protected from terrorism.
PAY YOUR TAXES.
@Eric, Here’s another topic for one of your great analyses. The US Supreme Court just ruled that a state has to allow a full credit for taxes paid on income earned in other states. The decision was mainly based on the “dormant commerce clause” but there was also some discussion about discriminatory taxation. I’ll let you figure out the details. I don’t know what consequence this could have, if any, regarding the federal taxation of foreign income.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2015/05/18/in-landmark-case-supreme-court-finds-marylands-tax-scheme-unconstitutional/
The court was split 5-4, but not the usual conservative/liberal division. It seems that the issue it technical, not political. By the way, the lawyer that won this case is the one I had contacted earlier, regarding the constitutionality of CBT. He was initially interested but later declined to take the case for lack of time.
The irony is that Great Britain today (practicing residence-based taxation) is so much more democratic than the “Free, Independent, and Sovereign States” of America that once fought against her. America has metamorphosed into eighteenth century Britannia, shocking…
The United Nations should consider an Amendment to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, stating that no person shall be taxed twice for the same income.
The United States was created by brave and great men under what even by today’s standard’s is a truely amazing Constitution. Sadly, it has morphed over time to be the worst of what was complained of England in the 1700’s. The Founders would roll over in their grave if they knew what the US has become in terms of freedom, representation and privacy.
Oh yeah, one other thing:
I guess it’s better than the State Department’s excuse for 9-month waits at the Toronto consulate. Not to mention, they only took a few weeks to fix their logistics problems.
Duality: Our Human Rights Complaint to the United Nations is an attempt to do just that. We are seeking a total international abolition of so-called “citizenship-based taxation” so that ” finally every human being on the planet will be subject to taxation only by the governments that serve them.” If you haven’t yet read the Human Rights Complaint you can do so here:
https://app.box.com/s/yn25x1gketbzrkqp2ghu5sbce7mqoynu/1/3445133780/28811387474/1
Traitorous tax-evading renunciants celebrate repeal of overseas tax law!
More specifically, they plan to issue stamps to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the Repeal of the Stamp Act 1766. From USPS.com (archived)