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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Jan-25-05 09:43 PM
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American- Iraqis voting TWICE?
We invade a sovereign nation, destroy priceless artifacts & kill hundreds of thousands of citizens. We are now about to have a Bushit election with Iraqi-Americans(citizens) voting in it AFTER they voted 11/2 for Bushit & Co (maybe). Have we EVER allowed other naturalized citizens to vote in their prior homeland.....not to mention we are at war with?
http://www.aina.org/news/20050123133251.htm
Now these are people whom recited this once..

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;


And that I take this obligation freely without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion;


So help me God.


In acknowledgment whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature.

Please tell me they don't hold duel citizenship or I will lose it




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theresistance Donating Member (595 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 12:51 AM
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1. I actually thought it was strange for "expats" to be voting
but I didn't really worry about it. Now that you mention it, I reaffirm my original thought. It seems to throw a bogus spanner into the works by allowing people in other countries to vote. Unless they are genuine citizens of course.
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serryjw Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jan-26-05 09:03 PM
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2. No, I don't have a problem with expats
We have citizens living all over the world that theoretically vote in our elections. What I have a problem with is a citizen voting in TWO countries elections. You are either a citizen of USA or Iraq not BOTH!
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