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Citizenship Exam Question 12: What is the "Rule of Law"?
Free Republic ^ | 8/6/2016 | PoconoPundit

Posted on 08/06/2016 11:45:14 AM PDT by poconopundit

Yesterday was a day of celebration at my house because my wife of 34 years became an American citizen!

My daughter was at the swearing-in ceremony in Atlanta where 165 immigrants from 65 individual countries took the oath, said the Pledge of Allegiance, and sang the national anthem.

My wife was proud of her accomplishment. She's from Japan and though her conversational English is very good, she worried about the oral exam and spent many, many hours memorizing the 100 possible questions the immigration office could ask from the Civics Test.

As I turned out, answering the 5 or 6 civics questions was the easy part. The hard part was understanding the heavy Southern accent of the woman immigration officer! My wife spent all of her 3 decades in states like Massachusetts and Pennsylvania, so the new dialect threw her for a loop.

My wife was the only Japanese in the new citizen group. There were many from Mexico and apparently a few from China.

But it was the grandmother of a new citizen from Bhutan (a country in the Himalayas) who took the cake for the person with the most interesting national costume at the ceremonies.

While glancing at the questions in the exam, I ran across one particular question that I thought would be particularly challenging for future citizens, because it goes against what they are seeing on the nightly news.

The question is: what is the rule of law? And there are four acceptable answers:

  • Everyone must obey the law.
  • Leaders must obey the law.
  • Government must obey the laws.
  • No one is above the law.

And yet in the last few weeks we've seen some striking examples of events that go against these civic rules:

  • A President was found to have secretly money laundered $400 million and sent it to the terrorist- supporting state of Iran.
  • The Democratic nominee for President has been proven to have deliberately broken the law and jeopardized our national security; and
  • The head of the FBI has casually bent the law to violate the rule: "No person is above the law".

Let's hope that in 50 years, our ancestors will look back on the election of 2016 and say: that was the time that Americans went to the ballot box in great numbers to restore the rule of law and defend the principles enshrined in the Citizenship Civics Exam.



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1 posted on 08/06/2016 11:45:14 AM PDT by poconopundit
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To: poconopundit

The rule of law is .....

it’s something taught in history class.


2 posted on 08/06/2016 11:47:07 AM PDT by nascarnation
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To: HarleyLady27; V K Lee; Jane Long; gaijin; AmericanInTokyo

My wife became a citizen yesterday. A little reflection on America.


3 posted on 08/06/2016 11:47:36 AM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
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To: poconopundit

Rule of law? Everyone must obey the law. (only the little people), Leaders must obey the law. (they are not the little people). Government must obey the laws. (they are not the little people). No one is above the law. (applies only to the little people.)


4 posted on 08/06/2016 11:50:53 AM PDT by Reno89519 (It is very simple, Trump/Pence or Clinton/Kaine. Good riddance Lyn' Ted, we regret ever knowing you)
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To: nascarnation

The RoL is whatever comes out of Comey’s mouth.


5 posted on 08/06/2016 11:51:02 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: Reno89519

It’s pathetic.


6 posted on 08/06/2016 11:51:48 AM PDT by Paladin2 (auto spelchk? BWAhaha2haaa.....I aint't likely fixin' nuttin'. Blame it on the Bossa Nova...)
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To: poconopundit

In 50 years, the question will be: “What was the rule of law?”


7 posted on 08/06/2016 11:52:11 AM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: poconopundit

Rule of law: liberal laws can never be repealed. Conservative laws can be revoted until they’re repealed.


8 posted on 08/06/2016 11:52:30 AM PDT by MUDDOG
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To: poconopundit

The rule of Law is something in very short supply in Washington, DC. Apparently an unknown in the halls of the FBI.


9 posted on 08/06/2016 11:53:29 AM PDT by immadashell (Save Innocent Lives - ban gun free zones)
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To: poconopundit

Congrats to your wifey. 34 years? On my family side, my aunt also became a US citizen 2 years ago after 12 years as an illegal, undocumented whatever. My Canadian GF’s green card end is coming up this year and she might either renew or go straight to citizenship. I told her it’s $450 for green card renew or $198? for US citizenship.


10 posted on 08/06/2016 11:53:41 AM PDT by max americana (fired every liberal in our company at every election cycle..and laughed at their faces (true story))
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To: nascarnation
Citizenship Exam Question 12: What is the “Rule of Law”?

Something that Obama, Hillary and any and all Dhimmicrats feel is not necessary for them to abide.

11 posted on 08/06/2016 11:54:10 AM PDT by Vaquero ( Don't pick a fight with an old guy. If he is too old to fight, he'll just kill you.)
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To: poconopundit

Congrats.
When I went for Interview, FBI officer/INS asked me 3 questions, can’t recall now. I had smooth sailing.
But that day Middle eastern background people had difficult time. Someone was arrested that day.
During oath ceremony, officials ejected couple of people out of ceremony.


12 posted on 08/06/2016 11:56:50 AM PDT by jennychase
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To: poconopundit

What is the rule of law?

Something we used to have as the foundation of the Republic.

Before Usurpation Day when we threw it all away.


13 posted on 08/06/2016 11:57:30 AM PDT by Lurkinanloomin (Know Islam, No Peace - No Islam , Know Peace)
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To: poconopundit

The rule of law is whatever Hillary says it is ...


14 posted on 08/06/2016 11:58:28 AM PDT by PIF (They came for me and mine ... now it is your turn ...)
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To: PIF

The rule of law is whatever Obama thinks .....


15 posted on 08/06/2016 11:59:22 AM PDT by jennychase
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Interesting Jenny. Nice to hear that the immigration officials are taking their policing job seriously.


16 posted on 08/06/2016 12:00:16 PM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
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To: poconopundit

Congrats to your wife.

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17 posted on 08/06/2016 12:02:24 PM PDT by Mears
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To: Lurkinanloomin
Usurpation Day? That's a good name.

But I've got a better idea: how about National Corruption Day -- and we hold that day of mourning on Hillary's birthday.

18 posted on 08/06/2016 12:03:20 PM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
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To: max americana

Good. For my wife, it was very beneficial to become a citizen because she would lose many benefits if I died before her.


19 posted on 08/06/2016 12:04:51 PM PDT by poconopundit (When the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government. Franklin, Const. Conv.)
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To: poconopundit

YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!! WTG Mrs. Ponconopundit!!!!! Welcome to the Greatest Country in the World, on it’s way to becoming the ONLY Greatest Country in the World!!!!

Vote Trump!!! LOL....(((((( welcome )))))


20 posted on 08/06/2016 12:06:40 PM PDT by HarleyLady27 ('THE FORCE AWAKENS!!!' Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence; Trump/Pence 100%)
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