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Celerity

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5. We are lucky, in that we can claim citizenship in another EU nation, if it comes down to that

Reply to bronxiteforever (Reply #4)

Tue Jun 4, 2019, 04:15 PM

Jun 2019

If the US ever rescinds our marriage via a RW SCOTUS decision (I am a married lesbian) I will renounce my US citizenship (my wife has talked me into it). It unfortunately now costs a tonne, $2,350 USD a person (with rumours that will go up yet again in a few years), plus a nightmare in terms of taxes, but fuck it at that point.

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Cardiff hospitals consider restricting all but vital surgery in no-deal Brexit [View all] bronxiteforever Jun 2019 OP

The Welsh voted by over a 5% margin to leave (2 and a half times the popular vote margin Clinton Celerity Jun 2019 #1

Welsh voting has changed since brexit vote bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #2

Little England rotters get their tiny, narrow, racist, xenophobic dreams to come true Celerity Jun 2019 #3

I am still blown away that both countries are such a mess bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #4

We are lucky, in that we can claim citizenship in another EU nation, if it comes down to that Celerity Jun 2019 #5

I can't imagine a reversal of the right to marriage bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #8

If Rump somehow gets re-elected, the SCOTUS could end up 8-1 HARD RW for decades Celerity Jun 2019 #9

Can't argue with that terrible possibility bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #10

+1 Celerity Jun 2019 #11

No it hasn't.... BooScout Jun 2019 #6

Well I bow to your expertise bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #7

Support for Reunification .... BooScout Jun 2019 #12

Never knew that about Wales. bronxiteforever Jun 2019 #13

You are sadly correct. geardaddy Jun 2019 #14