Political Quotes

“I am amazed here to sit and listen to this debate here tonight and see how fact and fiction is twisted and turned and twisted. I would like to set the record straight. First of all, I have a letter here from Abraham Chayes who is a professor of law at Harvard University. He says: I am writing to express my concern about the current proposal before the U.S. House to impose a tax on persons leaving the United States who renounce their citizenship. In my opinion, the proposed expatriation tax raises serious questions under the Constitution and international law involving the fundamental right of voluntary expatriation and immigration. The proposed tax, which applies without regard to the individual's motivation, imposes much more than a nominal penalty on citizens who wish to emigrate. Thus, it has serious human rights implications and is inconsistent with longstanding U.S.…”