Re: HAY Ratch, where is your objective criterion of evidence ?

Robert Redelmeier wrote:
Frank Kotler <fbkotler@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in part:

Some years ago, a friend of mine became an "agent of a foreign
power" by reason of exhibiting some films from the Canadian Film
Board on the subject of acid rain, which the State Department
had classified as "propaganda". To be an agent of a foreign
power without registering as an agent of a foreign power exposes
one to some pretty draconian penalties - 99 years in prison,
after which you are drawn and quartered and have to pay a fine,
or some such. I recall no loss of citizenship.


Certainly. She disseminated a banning import. Nations
exert strong jurisdiction over what crosses their borders.
Both imports and exports.

The issue was not import/export. The films could have been legally exhibited by registering as a foreign agent, advising the State department where and when the films were to have been shown, and "taking names" and reporting to the state department who viewed the films. Importing the films was not illegal. Exhibiting them made one a foreign agent, since the State department had determined them to be "propaganda". Acting as an agent of a foreign power, without registering as such, is a Very Bad Thing - but does not involve loss of citizenship. The law was not observed, and nothing happened, of course. (you're correct, of course, that "domestic content" would be no problem)

My disagreement was with SpooK's:

"There is a basic law that states if you work for, or collaborate with,
a foreign military/government/power in any way shape or form, you
forfeit your citizenship and therefore you have no constitutional
rights."

If you "swear allegience" to a foreign power, your citizenship rights may be in jeopardy, but "in any way shape or form", I doubt...

Someone wanna save me the trouble of looking up what it *does* say on the passports? :)

Best,
Frank
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