Thank you. Bookmarked. :)

IMO, should the sheeple finally see the light of day and begin trying to escape, and can't. This will only ensure a new blackmarket activity will arise: the underground exportation of Americans OUT of their country. China has had a blackmarket for decades getting chinese out, so why would it be any different here? The porous border with Mexico? Soon, the smugglers will be passing Americans who'll be sneaking their way TO Mexico while they're sneaking in.

And if every country is just like the others (tyrannical, oppressive, etc) where then, does one go? Yep, the self-proclaimed elites have already planned for this, decades ago I'm afraid. This is the "global village" that Hellary was referring to...where everybody is a slave, no matter where they go.

This is a reply to blackswan: Speak for yourself. I've never lowered my morality or intellect to the point of voting for a Republican or Democrat for federal office. I worked my ass off for over four years trying to educate the sheeple during Ron Paul's campaigns. And most people, like you apparently, ignored and dismissed me, even though this is exactly the stuff he was warning about. People laughed at him when he said in a debate that when the government needs our stuff because of debt, border walls will be built to keep people and their wealth IN the country. And here we are...

A standard place to look is the Library of Congress Thomas website at http://thomas.loc.gov

It's not without our consent. We elected these bastards over and over again, even though we saw what they were doing. We have no one to blame but ourselves. The sooner we accept that fact, the sooner we can stop digging, and work ourselves out of this mess.

I wondered to myself what was the latest distraction hiding...now I know,

Oh. Thank you.

It means you won't be allowed to emigrate when things become too oppressive.

Sounds to me like time to invest in precious metals like gold, silver, brass, lead, etc. and foreign assets.

This is the height of arrogance. The Obama administration feels so magnificently perfect that their job is to shame and teach us all a lesson for all those years where we worked hard and tried to do the right thing.

Thank you for these links. I always like to read the bills (except the ACA, I confess I"m still plowing through that one.)

I like to see how senators and reps of other states vote. I NEVER have to check the roll calls to find out how my senators and reps vote. If it's socialist/facist or any type of Leviathan "ist" - they vote for it. All for the good and the safety of the people, of course.

I fell down the rabbit hole years ago and landed in Connecticut. I didn't think anything could beat the Detroit Metro area. I was wrong. It is far more quiet and insidious here...and always served up politely with a slight placating smile.

They want a new Berlin wall.

This law could still be challenged in court. Even if
the law itself says that it can't be challenged, it
still could on Constitutional grounds. As,for ins-
tance "private property...taken for public use with-
out just compensation." Also due process, and
other grounds.--But it's not too surprising. With
only about a year left in office, Obama will prob-
ably try to pull all the s--- he can.

TITLE XXXII—OFFSETS
Subtitle A—Tax Provisions
SEC. 32101. REVOCATION OR DENIAL OF PASSPORT IN CASE OF CERTAIN UNPAID TAXES

(a) IN GENERAL.—Subchapter D of chapter 75 of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following
new section:
‘‘(a) IN GENERAL.—If the Secretary receives certification by
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue that an individual has a
seriously delinquent tax debt, the Secretary shall transmit such
certification to the Secretary of State for action with respect to
denial, revocation, or limitation of a passport pursuant to section
32101 of the FAST Act...

pages 418-422 of 490 pages in "H.R.22 To authorize funds for Federal-aid highways, highway safety programs, and transit programs, and for other purposes"

https://www.gpo.gov/fdsys/pkg/BILLS-1...

found at http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z...

passed Senate 83-116, House 359-65
http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery...

roll call Senate http://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS...

roll call House http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2015/roll6...

Sens. Paul, Cruz, Rubio all opposed.

Revoking passports is not the only controversial element in this massive "transportation" spending bill.

And that is exactly how it works.

The only problem with that strategy is a practical one: the tax laws are designed to prevent it. To legally keep enough to live, you've got to really earn about twice that much and pay the rest into the system. Thus the desirability of a Gulch.

When I listened to Orren Boyle in AS1 talking about how the success of the John Galt Line allowed the govrnment the opportunity to bring them down, it clicked in my mind what that meant. When I make money, they collect tax and they use that to control me..

I am also a natural inventor. for some time now I have just kept my ideas to myself. I will bring them to light of day in the Gulch

I am a natural inventor. I love to do inventing. Shortly I will stop producing what I invent, and just invent for the fun of it, but NOT commercialize the inventions any more.

Hello UncommonSense,
I find it quite telling that the government can't use the Visa or passport program as designed and adequately screen out terrorists, while I have the distinct feeling that they will be more effective at using it to keep us locked up here... all while they absolve themselves of any liability for abuse too...
Regards,
O.A.

Hello MichaelAarethun,
It does feel that way sometimes. Doesn't it?
Regards,
O.A.

Hello term2,
I hear you. That is what I am doing, but it is very difficult to curb my natural inclination to be productive. Such a shame and a waste...
Regards,
O.A.