I've been a legal US resident for over 25 years (a Green Card holder) BUT because I'm a law-abiding guy, I have never voted because you have to be or should be, a citizen of the United States to do so.

The above image is the best explanation I can give you....it's my Certificate of Naturalization (which I have obviously changed a bit, including the headshot), and this weekend we are celebrating - and raising the flag so kindly gifted by an astute subscriber.

And then there was the following TOTAL SURPRISE when I mentioned my new status in reply to an email from that "V" guy...the meme maker.

I had told him how, in swearing the Oath of Allegiance, America was asking me to swear to do my utmost to protect America from enemies, both foreign and domestic.

That's why I liken my pen to a sword - one side is the cutting edge of truth. The other is the destroyer of lies.