Hypothetic Situation

Should a US citizen who joins the armed forces of a different nation be allowed to retain their citizenship here in the United States?

 

As long as they do not take up arms against us. LOTS of US men joined foreign forces before the US entered WW1 and WW2 especially in the air corps.

 

What if they should take up arms against our allies?

 

Depends on whether we have joined the fight or out national interest is involved then it could become treason and their citizenship revoked. But that was not in your poll. It's all in US Code you know.

 

Yes, I understand that the law is well established. I only meant for this to be an opinion poll.

 

Depends. Do they join the military in a country that is an ally of America or an enemy?

 

What if it is a nation with which we are not aligned? Are you saying that it should be considered an offense only if it involves a nation with whom we are currently at war?

 

I see no reason to. Fighting wars on behalf of another nation doesn't make them a citizen of that country.

 

I said nothing about at war with the U.S. In 1939 some Americans went to Canada and joined the military to fight Hitler. Some Americans went to Spain earlier to fight in the Spanish Civil War. I wouldn't think those people should lose their citizenship.

But, if a U.S. citizen went to fight with Hamas I think he should lose his citizenship. I realize President Obama and Sec. of State Kerry are allied with Hamas but we can't do anything about that.

Of course, now that citizenship in the U.S. is, according to Eric Holder, a human right to be awarded to anyone who sneaks across a border that Rep. Pelosi says shouldn't even exist, the citizenship issue would seem to be a moot point. Since foreign nationals are already encouraged to vote in U.S. elections and are already eligible for welfare, what do they stand to gain by getting citizenship?

 

Yeah, blah, blah, blah...

 

Wow, your most cogent comment ever. You plagiarized it, didn't you?

 

I don't see a problem with joining the military of an allied country or even a non aligned country as long as that doesn't put the person in a position of fighting the US military at some point in the future. But if you run off and say, join the French Foreign Legion, don't expect to come back to the US some day and get a government security clearance.


Of course it's like we all know what the OP's real point is and we're just waiting for the bubble to pop, but I'll let this go on a little further...

 

This poll could've probably used a couple of more options. It would probably have to be taken on a case by case bases depending on situation.

 

Which other options would you like to see?