Just yesterday, we learned that Minnesota congresswoman and former US presidential candidate Michele Bachmann sought out and gained the citizenship of Switzerland, which made her a dual citizen, as she maintained her U.S. citizenship.
Bachmann was eligible for dual citizenship through her husband, who is of Swiss descent.
Today, Bachmann's office is reporting that she has withdrawn her Swiss citizenship.
Should have waited until AFTER she retired from Congress, then start another career in Switzerland. She'll have her pension safely in a Swiss account.
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She'll even pretend to read Mises if pressed.
From Article I, Section 9: "No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust under them, shall, without the Consent of the Congress, accept of any present, Emolument, Office, or Title, of any kind whatever, from any King, Prince, or foreign State."
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I strongly suspect the real reason is that accepting Swiss citizenship doesn't play well with the "kill all foreigners that don't bow to U.S. power" crowd. What's erratic is that she isn't smart enough to have known that ahead of time.
And for a second there I thought she might've just had an ounce of sense in her, then she turns around and withdraws citizenship... tsk
ReplyDeleteWith Swiss citizenship, could she be then be prosecuted for war crimes?
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ReplyDeleteShe must have been too busy reading Human Action on the beach to notice how far along the citizenship process she was in Switzerland.
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