[kochevnik]

Didn't know that did you ?

International Marriage Broker Regulation Act
Fucking Insane Govt Idiots

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A') new federal law that makes it a crime for Americans to communicate with foreigners on dating websites without criminal background checks is upheld by a federal judge.

[I_Like_Plants]

They're afraid the 'Merkan could then leave the US.

Evil empires are always concerned with 3 types of flight:

Capital flight
Skills flight
Dissident flight

There are already a few pages out there on the net by regular 'Merkans who managed to meet a nice Polish etc girl and are now happily living on a Polish farm, I know of one 'Merkan gal who escaped and is now a very very happy hausfrau in Denmark, where she's continually surprised at how nice a society it is there.

'Merka can't have this going on - thus, it's a felony to get too friendly with un-'Merkans. It was like this in the USSR too.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', 'T')hey're afraid the 'Merkan could then leave the US.

Evil empires are always concerned with 3 types of flight:

Capital flight
Skills flight
Dissident flight

[I_Like_Plants]

I don't care what they say the law is for - I cite cases of a 'Merkan man and a woman both, leaving the Empire and being very happy and in a way threatening to the values of the Empire - living humbly and happily.

What they SAY the law is for, and what the law is really for, do not have to be the same thing.

And in any case, if you really are British living in England, this law will not affect you. Go back to sleep.

[kam300en]

This is a totally unenforceable law. Besides, with peak oil and the end of the party, I see it as pointless. I'll be surprised if the internet even exists in 5 years.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('I_Like_Plants', '
')And in any case, if you really are British living in England, this law will not affect you. Go back to sleep.

[EnergyUnlimited]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('kam300en', 'T')his is a totally unenforceable law. Besides, with peak oil and the end of the party, I see it as pointless. I'll be surprised if the internet even exists in 5 years.

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou may always hand down US passport and go away, wherever you wish. No one will keep you in and they will be happy to keep you out in fact.

[auscanman]

I tend to agree with EnergyUnlimited's theory that this law is designed to coerce American men into marrying American women.

I for one would never marry a western woman. They're an incredibly self-entitled, moody, materialistic bunch. There might be a few exceptions, but from what I've seen even their nature tends to change once the first kid is born. It's good that western men are finally catching onto this, standing up for themselves, and finding women from places like South America, Russia and the far East who haven't got a chip on their shoulder, won't sentence their husbands to a lifetime of debt up to their eyeballs, and who they can have a meaningful relationship with.

[smiley]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'A')s you can find out mentioned laws are meant for women protection. American women to be precise They are apparently so useless, that more and more American men are seeking their brides abroad presumably for the purpose of leading their life style in the fashion not compatible with widely advertised politically correct crap.

[I_Like_Plants]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('EnergyUnlimited', '
')I am aware, that US laws are very unlikely to affect me, nevertheless I had noted, that rather third country women are being "imported" to US (presumably they want to have a taste of American Dream TM) and Americans are very rarely deciding to leave.
You must understand, that only minute proportion of US citizens are of Peak Oil folk mentality, who want to leave "The Matrix".
Usually they are just consumers, no more, no less.
Hence mentioned laws are in effect restricting immigration into the US and not emigration out.
Hence your conclusions about evil empire locking citizens in are false.wish. No one will keep you in and they will be happy to keep you out in fact. blah blah blah it's your own fault you owe Uncle Sam taxes blah blah.... God save the Qeen blah blah.....

[mekrob]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('The_Toecutter', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'Y')ou may always hand down US passport and go away, wherever you wish. No one will keep you in and they will be happy to keep you out in fact.

[I_Like_Plants]

Yep the borders are still rather porous in the US, that is changing rapidly but as it is now, it's possible to physically escape. IDs and passports are getting a lot more accurate, the ultimate end will be a DNA code, that will be very hard to fake. But fake IDs are not impossible right now.

It's getting harder to leave very, very rapidly though. You need a passport to go to Canada or Mexico now, and it's a 10-week wait and if you're never had one, an interview, maybe an interview anyway, to get one.

[The_Toecutter]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'D')ude, you do realize we have these things called 'bor-ders', right? To the North and South. Just cross. No one's looking. Just do it. It's ok.

[Magus]

I'm sure it would be always possible to leave if someone really wanted to. I mean, the border is hundreds of miles long. There is no way in hell everyone crossing could be detained. And if you wanted to cross the ocean, just steal somebodies boat.

[The_Toecutter]

While true, many within the former USSR who attempted to leave ran into problems, some of which got them imprisoned or worse. America is headed down that same path, and just might be there in a decade or two.

This country has certainly passed all the necessary legislation to allow such a nightmare scenario to occur. All it has left to do is to fully implement it. Won't take long after the effects of the long emergency are felt.

[I_Like_Plants]

Toes is right. We're entering into the same kind of scenario as the USSR, yes even becoming a pariah nation to a good half of the world, because of our behavior as a world citizen (more like the world violent psycho).

[cynicalheretic]

I will not let you bash my country like that, our country is great and all other countries suck. To speak out against the government is unpatriotic. How dare you sir!!!