luv_jeeps
Campaign Veteran
The word "citizen" these days is bull$#!+. A citizen is someone who takes an active part in the protection, and prosperity of their community. A citizen takes personal responsibility for maintaining the integrity of their nation, and upholding not only it's laws but also it's traditions and core values. Just being born here should not make you a citizen, a legal resident, but not a citizen. Why do we allow people to vote who have no interest in actually understanding the system? These people simply vote in whoever gives them icecream and welfare checks. The word citizen is a joke today. It used to mean something real. Now all it means is so called "entitlements".
I totally agree with this statement.
I came to the United States when I was 18 months old in 1967 and have lived here in Colorado since then.
I finally decided to get my US citizenship a few years back because I was tired of all the political BS that seemed to be rearing its ugly head...more so than in years past.
It took me a total of 10 months to go from sending in the application along with the fees to getting sworn in and handing in my 'green card' for a US Naturalization one. It was one of the best days of my life.
The main reason was because I wanted to vote.
I was finally angry enough with the current political arena in DC to get off my ass and do it.
I did all my schooling here in CO, went to college here in CO and started working when I was 15 while finishing school.
Although I have not have had the privilege of serving in the Armed Forces, I consider myself a true patriot.
Someone who loves his country and would do anything to protect it, including giving his life.
I believe that the system we have in place for US citizenship is way too easy.
Wait X amount of years, get married to someone and wait X amount of years, take an extremely easy test, write something like 'The quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog' on a piece of paper and you're done......
As long as you're not a total tool, you're pretty much in.
Ok, I am off of my soap box....for the moment.
Stay safe everyone, and NEVER give up.....EVER.