[Magdalen] Naturalization Ceremony

[James Oppenheimer-Crawford]

I think they should all be required to pass the "stand-up" test too.

Marc also had a bit of citizenship advice.

"Will all of you please stand," he asked, then turning to one half of the
room (he was in a broad aisle down the center, he asked the one half of the
room to sit down, and pointed out that this represents the half of eligible
voters that actually register to vote.
He then split the room again in half by having the folks in back sit down.
He then pointed out that this small group was making the voting decisions
for everybody, and that, as good citizens, it was their job to make sure
they were registered and that they became informed and voted.

Good for him.

As I said, look for this guy in the future. He's not going to stay in
Dutchess County much longer....

James W. Oppenheimer-Crawford
*“A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved,
except in memory. LLAP**”  -- *Leonard Nimoy

On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 9:46 AM, Jay Weigel <jay.weigel at gmail.com> wrote:

> I have long been a proponent of the idea that anyone running for public
> office should have to pass that test. I'm willing to bet money that some
> members of the current congress couldn't!
>
> On Sun, Jun 7, 2015 at 7:21 AM, Jim Guthrie <jguthrie at pipeline.com> wrote:
>
> > From: Grace Cangialosi
> >
> >  They have a naturalization ceremony up at Monticello every year on the
> >> Fourth of July and I keep thinking it would ba a good things to take
> some
> >> of the >grandkids to. Maybe this year...
> >>
> >
> > It is interesting that these ceremonies even exist, given their roots in
> > anti-immigrant xenophobia of the early part of the 19th Century. Some
> > Progressives thought the whole business anathema, but in this case the
> > underlying phobia that spawned these has become enshrined as a great
> > patriotic act.
> >
> > It should also be noted that most native born Americans of any education
> > level can not pass the test immigrants are required to take to achieve
> > citizenship.
> >
> > Cheers,
> > Jim Guthrie
> >
> >
>