Re: Libertarians and Government

Keith F. Lynch wrote:

My understanding is that it's impossible for someone born in the US to
lose their US citizenship unless they voluntarily renounce it. The
government may hang you, but they won't take away your citizenship.

True, but a person's actions may indicate that they have voluntarily
renounced their citizenship, and the government is entitled to take
note of that and assume that that was their intention. If it wasn't,
it's up to them to prove that. I believe the major case is
Afroyim v Rusk.

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