Peter Dunn, blogger, Canadian citizen, Petros, former US citizen

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Peter Dunn, Pete the Planner

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Badger made the following comment which is well worth pulling out of our busy comment stream:

1. The ‘lords’ and ‘masters’ grant or deny us travel passes, and grant or deny us the ability to change our status – via US citizenship.

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Roger Conklin wrote:  Petros,  I forwarded your comments to a friend of mine who is much more conversant in the items you highlighted in your last post.  I am taking the liberty of pasting his response to me. He seems to think it is  more complicated.  His comments are as follows:  [My responses follow in blue] Continue reading →

This story is not new, but Alex Newman has written an interesting article about why it is wrong for Congress to give this power to the IRS:

Still, despite the travel “exceptions,” experts say the whole scheme is unconstitutional and represents a blatant violation of due process rights. “It takes away your right to enter or exit the country based upon a non-judicial IRS determination that you owe taxes,” constitutional attorney Angel Reyes explained to Fox Business. “It’s a scary thought that our congressional representatives want to give the IRS the power to detain US citizens over taxes, which could very well be in dispute.”

A financial expert also told Fox that the unconstitutional provision would apply to an alarmingly high number of people — especially in the wake of the economic crisis. And in the coming years, as jobs continue to evaporate and the value of the dollar continues to sink, more and more people will likely be affected by the travel ban.

IRS Would Revoke Passports for Alleged Tax Debt Under Bill

Thatisme has also found the following article:

No Taxes, No Travel: Why the IRS Wants the Right to Seize Your Passport

Regular readers of the Isaac Brock Society will probably not be among those who believe that it is inconceivable that the United States will attempt to forcibly annex Canada and that I am nuts for thinking it possible.  We are already suffering from capricious treatment at the extra-territorial hands of the United States.  Besides, I’ve only stated what is obvious from an historical point of view:  What does a nation experiencing severe financial difficulties do if it has a powerful military?  More often than not, it begins to plunder its neighbors.  Moreover, if something is inconceivable or impossible, it may have a 20% chance of coming true.

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I received my Certificate of Loss of Nationality via Canada post (regular mail).  It came with an accompanying letter from the Toronto Consulate.  It asks me to sign and return the letter acknowledging my receipt of the CLN.  The envelope also included my cancelled US passport.

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I spoke with Atossa Abrahamian of Reuters regarding my case.  Her article is now available online, and I am pleased with her general tone; she treats us favorably and does not accuse us of being tax cheats, like so many other journalists have done.

A frequent contributor, Em, e-mailed her story to me.

I am Canadian (born in Canada).  My husband is American (born in the USA) and became a Permanent Resident of Canada in 1996. We lived in the USA for 12 years after we got married in 1982. I was issued a green card that year which I never used — did not earn any wages in the USA — did not access any USA benefits — did not pay into Social Security and will not therefore be claiming it for myself in retirement. We came to Canada to visit my parents in the spring of 1994. My mother was taken to the hospital just hours before we arrived. Several weeks later she passed away but my father was not able to take care of himself and his home so I stayed to help.
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