July 22, 2018
A man who became a naturalized U. S. citizen in 1999 was
sentenced for aiding and abetting al-Qaida in a plot to destroy the Brooklyn
Bridge. He’s getting out of prison in 2020.
Now the government wants to strip him of his citizenship, on
the grounds that his terrorist affiliation demonstrated a lack of commitment to
the U.S. Constitution.
He’s objecting, and a judge sided with him, saying that U.S.
citizenship is precious, and the government hasn’t proved that any misrepresentations
the man made on his citizenship application influenced the decision to grant
him citizenship. That’s probably true. However:
Call me crazy, but plotting against your adopted country
doesn’t indicate to me that you hold it or your citizenship in high esteem.
Citizenship is precious. I wonder how he’ll show
his appreciation once he’s out of jail.
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