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Roberts seemed particularly concerned that the government was asserting it could revoke citizenship through criminal prosecution for trivial lies or omissions.

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she falsely stated her husband had not served in the Bosnian Serb army in the 1990s after Yugoslavia's collapse

Bosnian Genocide

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The ethnic cleansing campaign that took place throughout areas controlled by the Bosnian Serbs targeted Muslim Bosniaks and Bosnian Croats. The ethnic cleansing campaign included unlawful confinement, murder, rape, sexual assault, torture, beating, robbery, and inhumane treatment of civilians; the targeting of political leaders, intellectuals, and professionals; the unlawful deportation and transfer of civilians; the unlawful shelling of civilians; the unlawful appropriation and plunder of real and personal property; the destruction of homes and businesses; and the destruction of places of worship

I mean she is not her husband nor is she necessarily responsible for any actions he may have been a part of. But I wouldn't call that a "trivial omission."
Your spouse's involvement in a war doesn't slip your mind. Especially a controversial one involving war crimes.

This post was edited on 4/27/17 at 9:19 am

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Posted by monceaux

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Posted on 4/27/17 at 10:57 am to Lsuchs

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Roberts seemed particularly concerned that the government was asserting it could revoke citizenship through criminal prosecution for trivial lies or omissions.

The Justice Department contended in oral arguments that even trivial lies are grounds for revoking citizenship.

Giving prosecutors and the Justice Department such leeway is a bad idea. Material lies - sure. Immaterial ones, no. I'm not suggesting her lie is immaterial but the JD wants even more power than that.

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