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23rd August 10, 07:50 PM
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If you were truly sitting on it, how was he able to see it? Seems to me he was looking for an excuse to berate you...
"My beloved America, thank you for your children. If your children want to become soldiers I will train them. When they are hungry I will feed them. When they are thirsty I will give them water. When they fight for freedom I will lead them. When they are unsteady on the battlefield I will motivate them. If they die on the battlefield I will bury them. So help me God."
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23rd August 10, 08:06 PM
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Last edited by Bugbear; 24th August 10 at 05:04 PM.
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24th August 10, 02:56 PM
#23
 Originally Posted by auld argonian
By the way...two passports? Dual citizenship? What's that about, anyway? Make up your mind, already!
As a dual US and New Zealand citizen I don't see any issue. Both government's allow dual citizenship. My youngest son is a triple national - he has UK, NZ and US citizenship, all perfectly legal. Actually makes him extremely valuable to multi-national companies as he can legally work in Europe, Australia, New Zealand or the USA.
Brian
In a democracy it's your vote that counts; in feudalism, it's your Count that votes.
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24th August 10, 03:14 PM
#24
Originally Posted by BEEDEE
As a dual US and New Zealand citizen I don't see any issue. Both government's allow dual citizenship. My youngest son is a triple national - he has UK, NZ and US citizenship, all perfectly legal. Actually makes him extremely valuable to multi-national companies as he can legally work in Europe, Australia, New Zealand or the USA.
Brian
I grew up overseas, and have heard of dual-citizenship (quite common really), but thought that the US was one country that did not allow it (they expected you to turn in your passport from the other country in order to hold one from here). Did something change?
"When I wear my Kilt, God looks down with pride and the Devil looks up with envy." --Unknown
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24th August 10, 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by azwildcat96
I grew up overseas, and have heard of dual-citizenship (quite common really), but thought that the US was one country that did not allow it (they expected you to turn in your passport from the other country in order to hold one from here). Did something change?
No, the US has always allowed dual (even multiple) citizenship.
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24th August 10, 03:23 PM
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Learned something new today...cool!
"When I wear my Kilt, God looks down with pride and the Devil looks up with envy." --Unknown
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24th August 10, 03:41 PM
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Canada had a policy up into the '70s of not allowing dual citizenship, so I am told. However, both Canada and the U.S. allow it. They don't officially *encourage* it, but they allow it.
The disadvantages are relatively minor for most people: If I as a dual citizen am detained in the United States, the government of Canada does not have as much influence in my case as if I were solely a Canadian citizen.
One big advantage is that no matter which way I go across the U.S.-Canadian border, I'm "coming home" and am less subject to bureaucracy at the border station.
I can travel on a Canadian passport to some locations barred to an American passport. In the end, having citizenship connections to more than one country makes my life richer, rather than reflecting inability to make a commitment.
Just my USD $0.02 or CDN $0.03 (or CDN $0.04, all up with HST). 
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The Kilted Perfesser
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