Timeline for Can the US government sanction a US citizen?
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| Sep 13, 2023 at 10:13 | comment | added | Stuart F | Civil forfeiture laws allow federal and state agencies to seize property of US citizens suspected of involvement with crime or illegal activity but without any judicial process or conviction. It's not completely dissimilar. | |
| Sep 13, 2023 at 7:47 | answer | added | Stančikas | timeline score: 0 | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 23:11 | comment | added | Joe W | @phoog I am not sure that there is much value in a simple yes/no answer to this question though. | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 17:42 | comment | added | phoog | @JoeW if there is any policy for which the answer is yes, that is sufficient to answer the question in the affirmative. If there is no such policy, the answer is negative. The details of any specific policy for which the answer might be "yes" or "no" are only of secondary interest to this question and would be best suited to a new one. | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 14:46 | comment | added | Joe W | @phoog That is why I am asking for more details in the question as the details of what the policy in question is have a big impact on the response | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 12:50 | vote | accept | JonathanReez | ||
| Sep 12, 2023 at 9:13 | answer | added | xyldke | timeline score: 7 | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 6:35 | comment | added | phoog | @JoeW an act against policy might be illegal, but it might also be legal. The question simply excludes illegal acts from consideration. (The exclusion is probably not necessary but should serve to underscore the fact that the sanctions in question are distinct from punishments imposed by a court after a criminal conviction.) The vagueness isn't particularly significant. Think of the question as "is there any conduct for which a US citizen can be sanctioned?" It's more of a broad question than a vague one, but it admits a specific answer, either yes or no. | |
| Sep 12, 2023 at 2:17 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Sep 12, 2023 at 1:57 | comment | added | Joe W | What do you mean by conduct against state department policy? That is a very vague term and could easily include something that is against the law. | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 21:26 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @uberhaxed right but imagine they were US citizens living in the US. Could they still be sanctioned? | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 21:05 | comment | added | uberhaxed | Putin's daughters were targeted because who they are associated with, not because they are engaging in questionable conduct. | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 20:59 | answer | added | James K | timeline score: 2 | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 20:56 | comment | added | JonathanReez | @uberhaxed sanctions are often for actions that are very hard (if not impossible) to prove in court. I.e. see the sanctions on Putin's daughters - what crime would they be accused of if they were US citizens? | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 20:49 | comment | added | uberhaxed | Sanctions are a political tool. If a citizen is subject to the jurisdiction of the US (which they are constitutionally), then they can use legal tools instead, i.e. arrest them. | |
| Sep 11, 2023 at 20:44 | history | asked | JonathanReez | CC BY-SA 4.0 |