The Senate passed HR 515 formerly known as “International Megan’s Law” with another NEW title “International Megan’s Law to Prevent Child Exploitation and Other Sexual Crimes Through Advanced Notification of Traveling Sex Offenders” and added a section about Passports. Full Article
What a crock! Yet another solution without a problem.
mike r
Guest
December 18, 2015 2:05 pm
What the hell is wrong with these people???????? This is like before the wall came down over there in Germany. They want to keep us in so that they can torture us and not allow us one bit of humanity. Our gov. is worse than Stalin, Hitler, Assad, Or any of those dictators simply because those people all have the mercy to just kill the people and torture them secretly instead of torturing them through public humiliation..
Alex
Guest
December 18, 2015 2:17 pm
Are you freaking kidding me? With the words sex offender across your passport???…Is it likely that this abomination to the constitution and human rights will pass?? 🙁
Paul
Guest
December 18, 2015 2:43 pm
This, coupled with the presence restrictions bill…2016 is going to be a long, crappy year for all of us.
Dr
Guest
December 18, 2015 2:53 pm
I have got to go throw up now, when is all this going to end, I suppose when I’m dead and gone.
Craig
Guest
December 18, 2015 3:09 pm
This is the most insane thing I have ever seen, America has died in my mine, truly kick everyone down when they are already down. I would also assume even if you have no conviction but you are still forced to register then you receive the free sign on your passport. I would think since they do not want RCs as normal citizens that they would allow us to stop paying taxes, which include property taxes, income taxes etc. Really WTF can be done beside talk?
Harry
Guest
December 18, 2015 4:02 pm
Okay, ACLU where are YOU? Or, are you going to hide?
Robert Curtis
Guest
December 18, 2015 4:48 pm
I talked with my representative’s office they said the Bill has Already passed the House but by looking back at the issue the Senate passed the Bill with Changes and sent it back to the House.
People as long as we stand still or more slowly these kind of horrible laws will continue to be passed. I told her staff there may be political fallout by her vote.
Remember people those in the House of representatives are voted in or out every two years. I told her office I helped get a colleague of her’s voted in by double digits. I will train any and all registrants and their families on how to impact elections and get paid while doing so.
recently I was at my state senator’s office for a Christmas open-house. I got to chat with dignitaries many knew my background. I’m over the top but most of our political activist aren’t in the forefront…they keep it to ground and in the communities. Robert (949) 872-8768.
A
Guest
December 18, 2015 5:16 pm
Man I’m tired. What a ride this has been. I was sentence to jail, followed by house arrest and then I was on probation and I did everything right and I mean to the “T” with all of them . Because of it, I had my probation terminated early which was the happiest time that I can remember in a long time. I have my own business with the help of family and things are good and steady. I have a loving girlfriend now and we want to travel so I have been saving money and now I read this article. Everytime I try to get happy, things like this just kick it down for me. What a stupid bill. I’m so done with this country.
brunello
Guest
December 18, 2015 5:16 pm
I see no hope that any politician can dare come out publically against this, so my gut feeling is that the House will quickly approve the amended bill tomorrow. There is one slim hope that the president will kill it with a pocket veto. Seems unlikely, though. Damn, that prominent scarlet letter is so horribly reminiscent of the word “Jude” stamped in jews’ German passports in the Nazi era!
TiredOfHiding
Guest
December 18, 2015 5:54 pm
Well I hate to say I told you so but I will anyway.
There is absolutely NO reason be optimistic about this. These laws are ONLY going to get more stringent as the country continues the downward spiral to 3rd world status which is happening more rapidly than anyone thought possible.
2016 will see politicians exploiting FEAR even more (as has already been seen in the debates) and it will target the two things that Americans FEAR THE MOST which is of course, TERRORISTS AND SEX OFFENDERS!
Oh and yes, I stopped paying income taxes years ago. I refuse to support a government that is hostile toward me. That would be foolish.
I am researching renouncing my citizenship as I no longer consider myself to be an American since I do not have the same rights and never will again.
concerned registrant
Guest
December 18, 2015 7:00 pm
If this is passed tomorrow, and then signed by the President, is it implemented immediately. In other words, are we still able to travel for awhile until they make arrangements and collect everyone’s passports, or must we not travel until we get the new passport? Does anyone know?
patience
Guest
December 18, 2015 7:09 pm
I keep hearing “hang in there”, but how can I ever get back to my family in Thailand now. You guys can do what ever, bitch, hope for a better tomorrow, but I’m done. So long
concerned registrant
Guest
December 18, 2015 8:26 pm
Here is a link that shows German passports from WW2 with a “J” stamped on them to show that the possessors are Jews. Maybe everyone in the Senate and House should get copies of this sent to them. I bet most don’t even realize that what they are trying to do to us has been done in the past. I wonder how they would react if the public and press started pointing out their “Nazi” tendencies.
I believe this could actually be the impetus for positive change. Just one New York Times article or op-ed piece accompanied by a photo of a U.S. passport stamped with the words, “Sex Offender”, and public opinion may begin to shift in our direction. Frankly, if the extent of this harrassment comes to light, people may start advocating for change.
concerned registrant
Guest
December 18, 2015 11:26 pm
That would be nice, but remember that we are the villains in their minds. Most people want to find someone else that is really bad so that they can feel better about themselves. Well, we are their villains. The Jews were Hitlers scapegoat villains that he used to incite the fear and hatred of the German people and make them feel superior about themselves. But it didn’t end there. Along with the millions of Jews that he murdered, he also murdered the physically and mentally handicapped. Then politicians who dared to stand up to him. Then Christians leaders and clergy who opposed him. Also, Polish people, Russians, and Gypsies whom he considered inferior. As someone else has blogged, “We are the low-hanging fruit”, and very few are likely to defend us. Too bad they don’t see that they could be next.
David Kennerly
Guest
December 19, 2015 12:52 am
Don’t give up! This is the closest this (current version of) the bill has gotten in years to becoming law but it could still be stalled by the House or even the President.
You must contact the House right away to get this stopped!
It appears that we registered citizens are not the only ones targeted for travel restrictions and denial of the right to freely move about internationally. In this instance the perpetrators of this human rights violation is the both houses of congress. The really morally insulting part of this is that many people will be denied the right to travel freely based on their ancestry, as well as dual nationals. Looks like we will not be the only ones going through secondary screening and being put on a return flight; never even being allowed to leave the terminal. See for yourself.
I just read the bill. It stated child related offenses only?
Eric Knight
Guest
December 19, 2015 8:46 am
How can something like this be fought for in court? There are a multitude of violations that can be addressed, but it has to be done federally. I would imagine the scope of litigating this would more extensive than local residency restrictions, but to be honest, as long as Janice and Chance would have excellent legal help, this can be doable. The only problem is lawyer contingency fees would be far less likely because of this being a federal statute by Congress.
JohnDoeUtah
Guest
December 19, 2015 10:28 am
In Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958), the United States Secretary of State had refused to issue a passport to an American citizen based on the suspicion that the plaintiff was going abroad to promote communism (personal restrictions/national security). Although the Court did not reach the question of constitutionality in this case, the Court, in an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas, held that the federal government may not restrict the right to travel without [b]due process[/b]:
The right to travel is a part of the ‘liberty’ of which the citizen cannot be deprived without due process of law under the Fifth Amendment. [b]If that “liberty” is to be regulated, it must be pursuant to the law-making functions of the Congress. . . . . [/b]Freedom of movement across frontiers in either direction, and inside frontiers as well, was a part of our heritage. Travel abroad, like travel within the country, . . . may be as close to the heart of the individual as the choice of what he eats, or wears, or reads. Freedom of movement is basic in our scheme of values.
There are many more cases afterwards, where the court decided that the right to travel was constitutionally protected, but not a fundamental right – thus is only needed to meet a rational basis test and be narrowly tailored. If you guys see the pattern here, great – if not, the argument is the government has used since day one. “It’s not punitive or a restriction (it’s up to the receiving country to decide your fate) , and it meets a legitimate governmental interest.” I don’t see us winning this one in court.
pgm111
Guest
December 19, 2015 1:24 pm
Janice? Your thoughts on this please.
Stephen
Guest
December 19, 2015 3:29 pm
Look how the people in the Middle east handle their Government Officials for your Answer.
concerned registrant
Guest
December 19, 2015 10:34 pm
Let me ask something about the placing of an identifier on the passport. Isn’t that placing a substantial risk upon the physical safety of an American citizen? I’m sure the geniuses who came up with this idea were only thinking that the border officials of the visited country would see it, but the reality is that in most countries a passport has to be shown when you board certain modes of transportation, when you rent a car in the country, when you go to the bank or try to exchange cash at a currency exchange, when you check into a hotel, etc. Any of the people who see the identifier could spread that knowledge to others who might want to extort us, do us harm or kill us. Is there a case to be made here? Or does a registrant have to be killed first before someone says, “Oh, yeah, didn’t think about that”?
What a crock! Yet another solution without a problem.
What the hell is wrong with these people???????? This is like before the wall came down over there in Germany. They want to keep us in so that they can torture us and not allow us one bit of humanity. Our gov. is worse than Stalin, Hitler, Assad, Or any of those dictators simply because those people all have the mercy to just kill the people and torture them secretly instead of torturing them through public humiliation..
Are you freaking kidding me? With the words sex offender across your passport???…Is it likely that this abomination to the constitution and human rights will pass?? 🙁
This, coupled with the presence restrictions bill…2016 is going to be a long, crappy year for all of us.
I have got to go throw up now, when is all this going to end, I suppose when I’m dead and gone.
This is the most insane thing I have ever seen, America has died in my mine, truly kick everyone down when they are already down. I would also assume even if you have no conviction but you are still forced to register then you receive the free sign on your passport. I would think since they do not want RCs as normal citizens that they would allow us to stop paying taxes, which include property taxes, income taxes etc. Really WTF can be done beside talk?
Okay, ACLU where are YOU? Or, are you going to hide?
I talked with my representative’s office they said the Bill has Already passed the House but by looking back at the issue the Senate passed the Bill with Changes and sent it back to the House.
People as long as we stand still or more slowly these kind of horrible laws will continue to be passed. I told her staff there may be political fallout by her vote.
Remember people those in the House of representatives are voted in or out every two years. I told her office I helped get a colleague of her’s voted in by double digits. I will train any and all registrants and their families on how to impact elections and get paid while doing so.
recently I was at my state senator’s office for a Christmas open-house. I got to chat with dignitaries many knew my background. I’m over the top but most of our political activist aren’t in the forefront…they keep it to ground and in the communities. Robert (949) 872-8768.
Man I’m tired. What a ride this has been. I was sentence to jail, followed by house arrest and then I was on probation and I did everything right and I mean to the “T” with all of them . Because of it, I had my probation terminated early which was the happiest time that I can remember in a long time. I have my own business with the help of family and things are good and steady. I have a loving girlfriend now and we want to travel so I have been saving money and now I read this article. Everytime I try to get happy, things like this just kick it down for me. What a stupid bill. I’m so done with this country.
I see no hope that any politician can dare come out publically against this, so my gut feeling is that the House will quickly approve the amended bill tomorrow. There is one slim hope that the president will kill it with a pocket veto. Seems unlikely, though. Damn, that prominent scarlet letter is so horribly reminiscent of the word “Jude” stamped in jews’ German passports in the Nazi era!
Well I hate to say I told you so but I will anyway.
There is absolutely NO reason be optimistic about this. These laws are ONLY going to get more stringent as the country continues the downward spiral to 3rd world status which is happening more rapidly than anyone thought possible.
2016 will see politicians exploiting FEAR even more (as has already been seen in the debates) and it will target the two things that Americans FEAR THE MOST which is of course, TERRORISTS AND SEX OFFENDERS!
Oh and yes, I stopped paying income taxes years ago. I refuse to support a government that is hostile toward me. That would be foolish.
I am researching renouncing my citizenship as I no longer consider myself to be an American since I do not have the same rights and never will again.
If this is passed tomorrow, and then signed by the President, is it implemented immediately. In other words, are we still able to travel for awhile until they make arrangements and collect everyone’s passports, or must we not travel until we get the new passport? Does anyone know?
I keep hearing “hang in there”, but how can I ever get back to my family in Thailand now. You guys can do what ever, bitch, hope for a better tomorrow, but I’m done. So long
Here is a link that shows German passports from WW2 with a “J” stamped on them to show that the possessors are Jews. Maybe everyone in the Senate and House should get copies of this sent to them. I bet most don’t even realize that what they are trying to do to us has been done in the past. I wonder how they would react if the public and press started pointing out their “Nazi” tendencies.
Sorry about that. Forgot to attach the link.
https://www.jewishvirtuallibrary.org/jsource/Holocaust/passport.html
I believe this could actually be the impetus for positive change. Just one New York Times article or op-ed piece accompanied by a photo of a U.S. passport stamped with the words, “Sex Offender”, and public opinion may begin to shift in our direction. Frankly, if the extent of this harrassment comes to light, people may start advocating for change.
That would be nice, but remember that we are the villains in their minds. Most people want to find someone else that is really bad so that they can feel better about themselves. Well, we are their villains. The Jews were Hitlers scapegoat villains that he used to incite the fear and hatred of the German people and make them feel superior about themselves. But it didn’t end there. Along with the millions of Jews that he murdered, he also murdered the physically and mentally handicapped. Then politicians who dared to stand up to him. Then Christians leaders and clergy who opposed him. Also, Polish people, Russians, and Gypsies whom he considered inferior. As someone else has blogged, “We are the low-hanging fruit”, and very few are likely to defend us. Too bad they don’t see that they could be next.
Don’t give up! This is the closest this (current version of) the bill has gotten in years to becoming law but it could still be stalled by the House or even the President.
You must contact the House right away to get this stopped!
Go to this link to have your House members call you back immediately so that you can urge them to vote against this Bill: https://www.govtrack.us/poll/114-hr-515/join/21890
It appears that we registered citizens are not the only ones targeted for travel restrictions and denial of the right to freely move about internationally. In this instance the perpetrators of this human rights violation is the both houses of congress. The really morally insulting part of this is that many people will be denied the right to travel freely based on their ancestry, as well as dual nationals. Looks like we will not be the only ones going through secondary screening and being put on a return flight; never even being allowed to leave the terminal. See for yourself.
https://theintercept.com/2015/12/18/congress-just-put-iranian-americans-and-others-at-risk-for-becoming-second-class-citizens/
I just read the bill. It stated child related offenses only?
How can something like this be fought for in court? There are a multitude of violations that can be addressed, but it has to be done federally. I would imagine the scope of litigating this would more extensive than local residency restrictions, but to be honest, as long as Janice and Chance would have excellent legal help, this can be doable. The only problem is lawyer contingency fees would be far less likely because of this being a federal statute by Congress.
In Kent v. Dulles, 357 U.S. 116 (1958), the United States Secretary of State had refused to issue a passport to an American citizen based on the suspicion that the plaintiff was going abroad to promote communism (personal restrictions/national security). Although the Court did not reach the question of constitutionality in this case, the Court, in an opinion by Justice William O. Douglas, held that the federal government may not restrict the right to travel without [b]due process[/b]:
The right to travel is a part of the ‘liberty’ of which the citizen cannot be deprived without due process of law under the Fifth Amendment. [b]If that “liberty” is to be regulated, it must be pursuant to the law-making functions of the Congress. . . . . [/b]Freedom of movement across frontiers in either direction, and inside frontiers as well, was a part of our heritage. Travel abroad, like travel within the country, . . . may be as close to the heart of the individual as the choice of what he eats, or wears, or reads. Freedom of movement is basic in our scheme of values.
There are many more cases afterwards, where the court decided that the right to travel was constitutionally protected, but not a fundamental right – thus is only needed to meet a rational basis test and be narrowly tailored. If you guys see the pattern here, great – if not, the argument is the government has used since day one. “It’s not punitive or a restriction (it’s up to the receiving country to decide your fate) , and it meets a legitimate governmental interest.” I don’t see us winning this one in court.
Janice? Your thoughts on this please.
Look how the people in the Middle east handle their Government Officials for your Answer.
Let me ask something about the placing of an identifier on the passport. Isn’t that placing a substantial risk upon the physical safety of an American citizen? I’m sure the geniuses who came up with this idea were only thinking that the border officials of the visited country would see it, but the reality is that in most countries a passport has to be shown when you board certain modes of transportation, when you rent a car in the country, when you go to the bank or try to exchange cash at a currency exchange, when you check into a hotel, etc. Any of the people who see the identifier could spread that knowledge to others who might want to extort us, do us harm or kill us. Is there a case to be made here? Or does a registrant have to be killed first before someone says, “Oh, yeah, didn’t think about that”?