No Civilized Country Would Ever Banish Eduardo Saverin

By Peter W. Dunn

The Ex-Patriot Act introduced by Senators Chuck Schumer and Bob Casey is a bill of attainder which would result in cruel and unusual punishment. Eduardo Saverin's renunciation of U.S. citizenship has angered many people in the United States. I write as one who has also relinquished U.S. citizenship. As a blogger who openly writes about the experience, I've attracted some media attention, including an article by Dow Jones columnist Al Lewis. Lewis starts by saying that I renounced my citizenship to avoid the IRS. So now, Saverin and I have joined the ranks of the most hated people in America -- so much so that Senators Chuck Schumer and Bob Casey want to banish the likes of us from the United States forever. To that end, they have proposed a new law, the Ex-Patriot Act. But would such treatment of former citizens be in accordance with the rule of law? I would like to argue that it would be a bill of attainder, forbidden by the US Constitution. The late.... (Read Full Article)