Obama: New citizens can skip pledge to take up arms and defend the U.S.

The Washington Examiner ^ | 7/21/15 | Pete Kasperowicz

[Avoiding_Sulla]

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services on Tuesday said it will no longer require incoming U.S. citizens to pledge that they will "bear arms on behalf of the United States" or "perform noncombatant service" in the Armed Forces as part of the naturalization process.

Those lines are in the Oath of Allegiance that people recite as they become U.S. citizens. But USCIS said people "may" be able to exclude those phrases for reasons related to religion or if they have a conscientious objection.

USCIS said people with certain religious training or with a "deeply held moral or ethical code" may not have to say the phrases as they are naturalized.

The agency said people don't have to belong to a specific church or religion to use this exemption, and may attest to U.S. officials administering the oath that they have these beliefs.

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Does it appear that the fifth columnists who've been welcomed into our Federal government are feeling inadequate and in need of reinforcements?

[Attention Surplus Disorder]

“Yeah, join those of us who wish to take a dump on the place”.

[DoughtyOne]

Ah, yes...

[BigEdLB]

Obama wishes he could have skipped that part /Sarc

[tumblindice]

If you like your jihad, you can keep your jihad.

[Marko413]

So if there comes an unfortunate time that a draft is instituted again, they don’t have to go?

[Argus]

Obama doesn’t want to ask his new immigrants to do anything he wouldn’t do himself.

[BenLurkin]

Yeah well, people with certain religious training or with a “deeply held moral or ethical code” DON’T have to be allowed into this country.

[Uncle Miltie]

New U.S. Citizens must instead vow the following oath:

“I pledge to vote Democrat, maximize my use of social services, refuse to work, reproduce at alarming rates, support America’s enemies, and generally scare the hell out of native born American Citizens.”

[b4its2late]

The hits just keep on coming.

[Noumenon]

Here we go...

[rdl6989]

Am I living in a nightmare or something?

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[piytar]

An Islam exception (promising to bear arms for an infidel nation is harem in Islam).

[BenLurkin]

Exactly.

[Nowhere Man]

Bkmrk seconded. (Shakes head in disgust)

[Buckeye McFrog]

USCIS said people with certain religious training or with a "deeply held moral or ethical code" may not have to

You mean like the Little Sisters of the Poor?

[discostu]

Wouldn’t effect that at all. It’s just the pledge, it doesn’t actually MEAN anything legally other than once they’re done saying it they’re citizens with all the benefits and obligations (including being drafted if they’re the right age).

[Avoiding_Sulla]

Inconsistency is consistency.

[CivilWarBrewing]

The nightmare continues.. Someone please wake me up.