November 6, 2004

Oath of Allegiance

Jen ran into this and it's worth spreading around. This is what people have to swear to in order to become citizens of the United States. It comes from this link bq. "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." I wonder how many people would be able to honestly swear to this? Michael Moore? Noam Chomsky? Janeanne Garofolo? Margaret Cho? I know that I would without one moment of doubt or hesitation. Posted by DaveH at November 6, 2004 9:08 PM