WonderingToo
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Hello,
I would really appreciate any serious opinions and knowledgable answers to this question/dilemma.
I am a legal resident alien, married to a US citizen. I am able to apply for citizenship soon. I am also a citizen of another country, which allows me to keep dual citizenship. I have been in the US for 7 years, speak fluently English (no accent), my husband and my daughter are both US citizens. I work, own a home, invest in the market, invest in my community, abide by the law, volunteer, taught elementary school, etc. I respect and adhere to the law and Constitution of the United States.
I would love to become a citizen. I would love to be able to vote, and make my voice count in local and federal elections. Afterall, this is the community I am part of, live in, and care for.
There is just one problem, and that has to do with the citizenship oath. (http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=66b4b789f87b2074d9da1887c2c48424) I understand that it can be modified if an applicant such as myself has religious obligations to 'bearing arms' (I am not opposed to non-bearing-arms service, such as caring for families 'back home' or medical help). HOWEVER, I cannot in clear conscience, without reservation and with full integrity, renounce allegiance to any "power or principality."
Why? 1: Without going into too much detail, I believe in a God that is a power and principality in and of Himself, that stands over all nations and all other authority. My renouncing the above, I renounce my God. It goes against my religious conviction. 2: Both the US and my home country allow me to keep dual citizenship yet the oath, in theory, does not. I do not believe in any allegiance but one (the one to my God), and cannot pledge allegiance to any country, be it the US or my home country. I know many, many people have said the oath, and kept dual citizenship, but to me, pledging the oath, with reason 1. and 2. above, constitutes lying. Let me quickly add to that that I have no problem pledging to adhere to the law (as long as it doesn't interfere with God's law), do what's best for the interest of the US and it's inhabitants, etc.
Ok, so thanks for reading through all the above, here is the q:
Would I stand a chance, and if so, how do I go about it, to legally try and get the oath changed, or a least have a clause added that allows people such as I to say a modified oath?
Thanks in advance.
Hello,
I would really appreciate any serious opinions and knowledgable answers to this question/dilemma.
I am a legal resident alien, married to a US citizen. I am able to apply for citizenship soon. I am also a citizen of another country, which allows me to keep dual citizenship. I have been in the US for 7 years, speak fluently English (no accent), my husband and my daughter are both US citizens. I work, own a home, invest in the market, invest in my community, abide by the law, volunteer, taught elementary school, etc. I respect and adhere to the law and Constitution of the United States.
I would love to become a citizen. I would love to be able to vote, and make my voice count in local and federal elections. Afterall, this is the community I am part of, live in, and care for.
There is just one problem, and that has to do with the citizenship oath. (http://www.uscis.gov/propub/ProPubVAP.jsp?dockey=66b4b789f87b2074d9da1887c2c48424) I understand that it can be modified if an applicant such as myself has religious obligations to 'bearing arms' (I am not opposed to non-bearing-arms service, such as caring for families 'back home' or medical help). HOWEVER, I cannot in clear conscience, without reservation and with full integrity, renounce allegiance to any "power or principality."
Why? 1: Without going into too much detail, I believe in a God that is a power and principality in and of Himself, that stands over all nations and all other authority. My renouncing the above, I renounce my God. It goes against my religious conviction. 2: Both the US and my home country allow me to keep dual citizenship yet the oath, in theory, does not. I do not believe in any allegiance but one (the one to my God), and cannot pledge allegiance to any country, be it the US or my home country. I know many, many people have said the oath, and kept dual citizenship, but to me, pledging the oath, with reason 1. and 2. above, constitutes lying. Let me quickly add to that that I have no problem pledging to adhere to the law (as long as it doesn't interfere with God's law), do what's best for the interest of the US and it's inhabitants, etc.
Ok, so thanks for reading through all the above, here is the q:
Would I stand a chance, and if so, how do I go about it, to legally try and get the oath changed, or a least have a clause added that allows people such as I to say a modified oath?
Thanks in advance.
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