Bachmann has rejected her Swiss Citizenship

[elenetxu]

News here: minnesota.publicradio.org/collections/special/columns/polinaut/archive/2012/05/bachmann_moves.shtml

Interesting turn of events, to say the least.

[lolo]

I agree with you that an eyeroll is the only plausible response to this news.

[americaninoz]

So she's saying being a dual citizen makes you less of an American, I second that eye roll!

[elenetxu]

Clearly, her husband and children are lesser people for accepting - OH NO! - European citizenship.

[lolo]

Such a shame that her kids won't be able to run for office, except as lesser Americans.

[dorothyinAus]

Good Grief.

[mrsukyankee]

People can be idiots. Did you read the comments? Oy.

[clickerish]

The whole affair is ridiculous. And the astounding lack of knowledge of immigration policies in the comments is also.

[babybou]

have heard that the swiss are so sad about this..

[cupcakes]

The comments are redic. People have no idea. Oh well their loss.

[clogged]

My favorite quote from a comment maker....
"However, swearing an oath of allegiance to a country in a context similar to the way an immigrant becoming a US citizen, will cause one to give up their US citizenship."

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

[knitty]

May 14, 2012 8:24:05 GMT -5 clogged said:

My favorite quote from a comment maker....
"However, swearing an oath of allegiance to a country in a context similar to the way an immigrant becoming a US citizen, will cause one to give up their US citizenship."

BWA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA

FYI, there is a difference in many countries' laws between earning/applying for citizenship and having it as a birthright. My country only changed their law in the last 15-20 years to allow you to apply for foreign citizenship and keep your Australian citizenship.

And the US is one of those countries

Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.

That's from the state department.

[mrsukyankee]

Yeah, but they never, ever, ever follow through on making someone lose their US citizenship - that would mean losing out on potential tax payers!

[cupcakes]

May 14, 2012 13:40:53 GMT -5 mrsukyankee said:

Yeah, but they never, ever, ever follow through on making someone lose their US citizenship - that would mean losing out on potential tax payers!

Right.

You actually have to go down to the embassy and sign your citizenship away AND they suggest you already have another citizenship since if you don't you will be stateless.

[clogged]

Knitty- um, no.

Just by swearing to an oath "like the USA one" the poster references does not AUTOMATICALLY cause you to lose your USA citizenship. The poster made no comment nor illusion it was done with intent. Just that doing so is a automatic boot out of the states. Which is false.

And what Australia's laws have to do with any if this is beyond me. She is dealing with American and Swiss dual nationalities.

[Deleted]

I love this in the comments:
"Go back to Switzerland, commie! Your kind ain't welcome in the USA!"

hahahaha!! In my head they have a gun. And some flags.

[cupcakes]

May 14, 2012 16:40:17 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

I love this in the comments:
"Go back to Switzerland, commie! Your kind ain't welcome in the USA!"

hahahaha!! In my head they have a gun. And some flags.

They are also are hanging off the back of a pick up truck.

[clogged]

May 14, 2012 16:43:28 GMT -5 cupcakes said:

May 14, 2012 16:40:17 GMT -5 @cheshire said:

I love this in the comments:
"Go back to Switzerland, commie! Your kind ain't welcome in the USA!"

hahahaha!! In my head they have a gun. And some flags.

They are also are hanging off the back of a pick up truck.

.... that has a plastic pair of testicles hanging from the trailor hitch and a pair of mudflaps with naked chicks on them. Or Yosemite Sam.

[bugabean]

Denmark requires one to renounce BEFORE they grant you citizenship, but then they back-date the citizenship documents so that you end up not having been stateless (even though you kinda were…). I know someone who renounced and someone else who attempted to renounce but was denied. They don't make it easy. And they don't just yoink it from you because you have another passport.