I trust this is an important key. Crucial, even?

Post #64,161 by Ashton 11/20/02 6:39:28 PM Reply	I trust this is an important key. Crucial, even? When your own government has proven repeatedly.. that corruption is rife from Resident thru Judiciary; when you observe repeatedly, utterly illogical processes being panic-danced into Statute-form - decisions utterly counter to all intelligence, and ominous far beyond technical concerns, and -- You Are a Computing Professional, sorta like what you do and - have the balls to fight for continuing options for doing such work: what do you do in such an ominous predicament? A) Take immediate next steps to work for a remaining sane government (and/or its citizens) via web-commute + periodic flights? B) Prepare to move there, perhaps for reasons other than mere professional preference (?) C) Change professions while you have time to retrain for an escape from such an impending and guaranteed oppressive change? Is there a D) ? Ashton
Post #64,232 by Yendor 11/21/02 4:59:19 AM Reply	Re: I trust this is an important key. Crucial, even? A) Take immediate next steps to work for a remaining sane government (and/or its citizens) via web-commute + periodic flights? Note that (as I recently had cause to discover) if you work for another country's government, you are likely disqualified from receiving a US Passport. So...plan on forfeiting your citizenship should you decide to take this option... -YendorMike [link\|http://www.hope-ride.org/\|http://www.hope-ride.org/] "The United States Government does not work. However, it does not work better than any other government does work." - Peter Abbruzzeze, in a phone call to me while researching my HS senior thesis paper, Fall 1991.
Post #64,249 by jb4 11/21/02 9:11:03 AM Reply	Errm??? That's news to me (since I have done such and still own a passport). Care to elucidate? (if you'd like to do this in private, you have my e-mail address...). jb4 "They lead. They don't manage. The carrot always wins over the stick. Ask your horse. You can lead your horse to water, but you can't manage him to drink." Richard Kerr, United Technologies Corporation, 1990
Post #64,253 by Yendor 11/21/02 9:30:23 AM Reply	Look at the Passport Application document... ...found [link\|http://usembassy.state.gov/posts/ks1/wwwfds82.pdf\|here]. Page 4. Under "Acts and Conditions": [...]accepted or performed the duties of any office, post, or employment under the government of a foreign state[...] I apparently will have to sit corrected in that it automatically disqualifies you from receiving a US passport. But you must declare that you have done so, and explain what you did. -YendorMike [link\|http://www.hope-ride.org/\|http://www.hope-ride.org/]

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