Quantum Windbag
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- May 9, 2010
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I was watching something on TV tonight, and one of the characters became a US citizen. If you not a native citizen of the United States you have to swear an oath before they declare you a citizen. I said something similar when I joined the Navy, but not when I turned 18. Why don't we swear an oath when we are citizens and before we vote?
I hereby declare, on oath, that I absolutely and entirely renounce and abjure all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state or sovereignty, of whom or which I have heretofore been a subject or citizen; that I will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States of America against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the same; that I will bear arms on behalf of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform noncombatant service in the armed forces of the United States when required by the law; that I will perform work of national importance under civilian direction when required by the law; and that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; so help me God.