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Neil Young says his US citizenship application is being held up because he uses marijuana
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| 11/11/19
| Harmeet Kaur
Posted on 11/11/2019 5:46:51 PM PST by DallasBiff
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To: M-cubed
Keep on rockin’ in the freee wooorld...
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posted on
11/12/2019 5:37:44 AM PST
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: DallasBiff
He’s been living here since the late 60’s, and he’s just getting around to this now?
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posted on
11/12/2019 6:36:20 AM PST
by
Buckeye McFrog
(Patrick Henry would have been an anti-vaxxer)
To: a fool in paradise
US law does not require a person to formally lose their foreign citizenship to become a US citizen. The intention to keep a foreign citizenship certainly is not legal grounds to deny an application for naturalization.
Naturalization does require the following oath:
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; ...
In practice, this is taken to mean that in the case of any conflict in responsibilities between your US citizen and any other citizenship, the US responsibilities must be considered first.
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posted on
11/12/2019 6:55:47 AM PST
by
billakay
To: BobL
It is not considered voter fraud to vote in two *national* elections if you have dual-citizenship. There is legally a *huge* difference between voting in both the US and Canada and voting in NY and Florida.
In fact, a dual-citizen living in the USA can typically vote in their other country of citizenship by visiting the closest embassy.
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posted on
11/12/2019 7:01:04 AM PST
by
billakay
To: DallasBiff
Try even entering Canada with a DWI conviction as an American citizen, Neil.
Stop whining. It’s illegal in most of this country.
You made that choice. Marijuana is more important to you than US citizenship.
To: billakay
I know...but like the Left, I’ll claim it’s so!
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posted on
11/12/2019 7:15:17 AM PST
by
BobL
(I eat at McDonald's and shop at Walmart - I just don't don't tell anyone.)
To: DallasBiff
All these years and now he suddenly wants to be a citizen! 😡 "A southern man don't need him around anyhow"
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posted on
11/12/2019 7:39:57 AM PST
by
Georgia Girl 2
(The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped)
To: billakay
No dual voters. All of this immigrant dual citizen crapola is less than 30 years old.
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posted on
11/12/2019 8:01:21 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
To: billakay
Mexico encourages Mexicans to vote in both countries.
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posted on
11/12/2019 8:02:28 AM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
To: ProtectOurFreedom
I think he has 2 sons with mental disorders.
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posted on
11/12/2019 8:38:50 AM PST
by
subterfuge
(RIP T.P.)
To: subterfuge
I knew he got involved because he had a child with developmental / mental problems. I didn’t know it was two kids.
No matter what you think about somebody’s politics, that is an incredibly hard thing to deal with in life (personal experience) and what he has done with the Bridge School is to be commended.
To: DallasBiff
Can’t blame him for wanting to get access to American Healthcare, he qualifies for Medicare now and he wouldn’t have to wait months to get a doctor’s appointment.
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posted on
11/12/2019 11:29:16 AM PST
by
1Old Pro
To: ProtectOurFreedom
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posted on
11/12/2019 12:35:15 PM PST
by
subterfuge
(RIP T.P.)
To: DallasBiff
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posted on
11/12/2019 12:39:54 PM PST
by
CJ Wolf
(Freedom, if you can keep it)
To: a fool in paradise
The Supreme Court struck down all laws prohibiting dual-citizenship in 1967. In practice it is hard to require across the board, as many counties simply do not provide a mechanism for loss for citizenship. For example, Ukraine refuses (just out of stubbornness) to provide a mechanism for loss of citizenship for those who want to naturalize as Russian citizens. Russian law (which ordinarily requires at least an effort to lose a prior citizenship to naturalize) had to be revised to deal with this idiocy.
It is also perfectly legal for a US citizen (natural or otherwise) to naturalize in another country and maintain their US citizenship.
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posted on
11/12/2019 12:44:23 PM PST
by
billakay
To: 1Old Pro
Hes rich enough he can see any doctor he wants at any time with almost no wait. I doubt very much he is looking for access to Medicare.
To: billakay
Time was enlisting with a foreign army or voting in a foreign election could negate a birthright citizenship.
And certainly foreign nationals who became Americans could lose that claim to American citizenship if they continued to vote in foreign elections.
But Estados Stupidios likes diminishing claims at sovereign status.
Its been a rapid decline of enforcement in the past thirty years but no laws have changed. Same with illegal immigration.
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posted on
11/12/2019 1:08:30 PM PST
by
a fool in paradise
(Recall that unqualified Hillary Clinton sat on the board of Wal-Mart when Bill Clinton was governor)
To: DallasBiff
I would say it is just because he has nothing to contribute.
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posted on
11/12/2019 1:13:55 PM PST
by
Harmless Teddy Bear
(A hero is a hero no matter what medal they give him. Likewise a schmuck is still a schmuck.)
To: a fool in paradise
The laws are pretty clear regarding this. The only acts along those lines that are automatically expatriating are enlisting in a foreign military *engaged in active hostilities against the USA*, and accepting a policy-level office under another nations government (e.g. president, a cabinet minister, etc.). There are other potentially expatriating acts but these must be done *with the intention of losing US citizenship*. If the individuals intention is to remain a US citizen, the law is very clear. There is no loss of citizenship. It is not a question of enforcement or discretion. It is the US code.
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posted on
11/12/2019 1:15:02 PM PST
by
billakay
To: ProtectOurFreedom
Hes rich enough he can see any doctor he wants at any time with almost no wait. I doubt very much he is looking for access to Medicare.I guess it's the free college that is attracting him then.
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