Naturalization Oath of Allegiance

[dilloduck]

Oath:

"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."

 

[rtwngAvngr]

Oath:

"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."

This is a wild pledge. Kind of scary. I like the allegiance part to america part, but some of it is big brothery.

Could all existing americans pass this test? What about Jews who have a dual citizenship with Israel. Could they pass it?

 

[dilloduck]

This is a wild pledge. Kind of scary. I like the allegiance part to america part, but some of it is big brothery.

Could all existing americans pass this test? What about Jews who have a dual citizenship with Israel. Could they pass it?

All my great grandparents managed to pass it. Just so people now what OTHER immigrants have been willing to do to live in America.