Michele Bachmann Becomes Swiss Citizen

[vienna]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/michele-bachmann-becomes-swiss-citizen-054706406.html

I'm not very up to speed on U.S. laws regarding taxation policy for dual-citizenship, but this does make me wonder. Also, do the protections afforded Swiss citizens and their assets held in Swiss banks apply to dual U.S. citizens and offer them a shelter against prying IRS eyes?...

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[_dgn_]

Maybe she can soon ask for a third citizenship ...

http://tcjewfolk.com/michele-bachmann-israel/

[Rockstar]

Maybe she's got a hankering for real swiss cheese. Or she because she wouldnt need to obtain a visa everytime to travel around most of the EU. Of course theres that tax shelter thingy which may have persuaded her to become a swiss citizen over becoming a french or brit.

I think shes having an affair with Federer.

[Platapus]

While we all have opinions concerning Bachmann, this does raise up some interesting concerns.

Leaving the persona of Bachmann out of it, let's look at what dual citizenship means.

The correct term is actually dual nationality. The key to dual nationality is

dual nationals owe allegiance to both the United States and the foreign country.They are required to obey the laws of both countries.http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/cis/cis_1753.html

What are people's opinions here on whether a member of congress should be allowed to serve when the voluntarily swear allegiance to an other country? The constitution does not address this.

There is also the concern with members of congress with dual allegiance having access to classified or sensitive information, but that's another issue.

So should a member of congress be allowed to serve after swearing allegiance to a foreign country?

[mookiemookie]

Poor Switzerland....it's bad enough that we have to deal with her lunacy here.

[gimpy117]

yeah good lord. I'd rather not have her in any country.

can she be a sealandian instead?

[Tribesman]

So should a member of congress be allowed to serve after swearing allegiance to a foreign country?
Does the confederation require sworn alliegence?

[Osmium Steele]

Iirc, US law does not recognize dual citizenship. As far as we are concerned, you are either a US citizen, or you are not.

If the Swiss want to recognize Bachmann as a Swiss miss, that's their business, as long as she doesn't renounce her US citizenship in the process.

[August]

I love how the forum liberals line up to insinuate some financial hanky panky when the article makes it quite clear her reasons have nothing to do with that. :roll:

[Tribesman]

I love how the forum liberals line up to insinuate some financial hanky panky when the article makes it quite clear her reasons have nothing to do with that. :roll:

So Rockstar is a forum liberal now:har:

[Penguin]

Good God! :o
As if we don't have enough fundamentalist immigrants in Europe!
Give us your rich, your religious nuts, your conservative masses ?

[mookiemookie]

Now she's changed her mind. I guess being a citizen of a socialist country isn't good for your Tea Party street cred

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/rep-bachmann-withdraws-dual-swiss-citizenship/

[joea]

Now she's changed her mind. I guess being a citizen of a socialist country isn't good for your Tea Party street cred

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/rep-bachmann-withdraws-dual-swiss-citizenship/

Switzerland socialist? :haha: Umm no. It's the least "socialist" in Western Europe.

Well compared to the US maybe, but they also like their guns here.

[mookiemookie]

The Tea Party would attempt to paint Switzerland as the second coming of a Marxist utopia if Bachmann kept her dual citizenship. I realize that the Swiss are a lot less socialist than say, Scandinavian countries, but the Tea Party isn't really big on subtlety and nuance, or making distinctions based on fact. :haha: To them Europe = eeeeeeevil socialist, America = super awesome last bastion of capitalism, completely ignoring where that's not true in both locations.

[August]

Now she's changed her mind. I guess being a citizen of a socialist country isn't good for your Tea Party street cred

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/rep-bachmann-withdraws-dual-swiss-citizenship/

So now it's all about street cred. I guess you couldn't fling enough poo against the wall to make the tax evasion accusations stick?

[Alex]

michele-bachmann-israel/ (http://tcjewfolk.com/michele-bachmann-israel/)
:har: :har: :yep:

[Tribesman]

So now it's all about street cred. I guess you couldn't fling enough poo against the wall to make the tax evasion accusations stick?
wow blind trolliing or what. :doh:
If you are going to attack someone over what they have said about this fundy loony politician then attack them for what they have said about the fundy loony, not some ficticious boo hoo liberals lining up here to complain about taxes nonsense that you have invented .

[mookiemookie]

So now it's all about street cred. I guess you couldn't fling enough poo against the wall to make the tax evasion accusations stick?

When did I ever say that? Or as the designated representative of Leftsylvania am I just being assigned every left wing opinion that anyone ever uttered?

[Rockstar]

Im a forum liberal? Meh, I dont affiliate myself with any political party nor have I ever voted for anyone in my life and dont ever intend too either. However I still affirm to abide by the oath I took when I joined the service, regardless of who the president is.

Im just livin life and I like it that way. You people want to kill each other over political ideology then go for it. Somebody let me know when its over. In the meantime I'll be on the beach if anyone needs me.

[Kongo Otto]

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/michele-bachmann-becomes-swiss-citizen-054706406.html

I'm not very up to speed on U.S. laws regarding taxation policy for dual-citizenship, but this does make me wonder. Also, do the protections afforded Swiss citizens and their assets held in Swiss banks apply to dual U.S. citizens and offer them a shelter against prying IRS eyes?...

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Quoted from the above mentioned link:
"Congresswoman Bachmann's husband is of Swiss descent so she has been eligible for dual-citizenship since they got married in 1978,"

So what was the problem exactly?
:woot:

[Kongo Otto]

Now she's changed her mind. I guess being a citizen of a socialist country isn't good for your Tea Party street cred

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2012/05/10/rep-bachmann-withdraws-dual-swiss-citizenship/

Switzerland socialist? :haha: Umm no. It's the least "socialist" in Western Europe.

Well compared to the US maybe, but they also like their guns here.

Hmm more and more i think that americans wouldn't even recognize a real socialist when he is slapping their face. :har::har: