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WilmywoodNCparalegal

(2,654 posts)
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:35 PM Aug 2016

Today, HRC has one more vote in NV

That's because I am now officially a U.S. citizen! I've just concluded the oath ceremony and I promptly registered to vote.

Though I now work in the Bay Area, my residence is in Las Vegas so I will be voting by absentee ballot and add one more to HRC's total and to other democrats down ballot.

I'm enthusiastically with her!

Sono con lei!

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Today, HRC has one more vote in NV (Original Post) WilmywoodNCparalegal Aug 2016 OP
Congratulations!!! Stallion Aug 2016 #1
Congratulations! Sunlei Aug 2016 #2
Really? Wow! Congratulations! calimary Aug 2016 #3
Congrats! gademocrat7 Aug 2016 #4
K&R for a new citizen! meow2u3 Aug 2016 #5
ˇFelicitaciones! pinboy3niner Aug 2016 #6
Oh, good for you, Wilmywood. Hortensis Aug 2016 #7
Congratulations! romana Aug 2016 #8
congratulations. niyad Aug 2016 #9
Totally Cool! LonghornJack Aug 2016 #10
How wonderful! Congrats michaz Aug 2016 #11
Yay!! SunSeeker Aug 2016 #12
Super duper congrats to you vlyons Aug 2016 #13
Welcome Wilmywood sdfernando Aug 2016 #14
Congrats!!! RockaFowler Aug 2016 #15
Congratulations, wilmywood! MBS Aug 2016 #16
Congratulations and welcome to the family! Hekate Aug 2016 #17
That's wonderful! pandr32 Aug 2016 #18
Congratulations! leftofcool Aug 2016 #19
Welcome! MFM008 Aug 2016 #20
So glad you did this, and thanks for sharing the good news with us so we could all cheer Tanuki Aug 2016 #21
Wonderful! etherealtruth Aug 2016 #22
You make the USA better! Thank you for all the hard work you've done. NBachers Aug 2016 #23
How absolutely wonderful. Congratulations to you. lamp_shade Aug 2016 #24
Congratulations! mountain grammy Aug 2016 #25
Yes, I will be retaining my Italian citizenship WilmywoodNCparalegal Aug 2016 #48
Absolutely! mountain grammy Aug 2016 #51
Congratulations! Skidmore Aug 2016 #26
Nice! Welcome, fellow Nevadan! Quiet_Dem_Mom Aug 2016 #27
Supercool, Congratulations! treestar Aug 2016 #28
Congrats! Hey, Hillary's got a Big Club & guess what.. misterhighwasted Aug 2016 #29
CONGRATULATIONS! catbyte Aug 2016 #30
CONGRATS asuhornets Aug 2016 #31
Cogratulations Wilmy! sheshe2 Aug 2016 #32
Congrats from another NV voter for Hillary!! malchickiwick Aug 2016 #33
Congratulations! Have they taught you the Secret Handshake yet...? First Speaker Aug 2016 #34
Fantastic. This is the perfect state. Bucky Aug 2016 #35
congratulations!!! n/t BlueCollar Aug 2016 #36
congrats !! uponit7771 Aug 2016 #37
Good for you Applan Aug 2016 #38
Yay! Congrats!! mindfulNJ Aug 2016 #39
Congratulations! Ilsa Aug 2016 #40
congratulations on your citizenship. retrowire Aug 2016 #41
fantastico meraviglioso yuiyoshida Aug 2016 #42
Congratulations! kimbutgar Aug 2016 #43
Yes, in fact WilmywoodNCparalegal Aug 2016 #49
Congratulations... awoke_in_2003 Aug 2016 #44
Congratulations on attaining your citizenship! DemonGoddess Aug 2016 #45
Welcome, friend! lillypaddle Aug 2016 #46
I'm so glad you chose to join us! brer cat Aug 2016 #47
What a great post! Welcome aboard!! gratefultobelib Aug 2016 #50
that's great!! KT2000 Aug 2016 #52
CONGRATULATIONS... Tikki Aug 2016 #53
Congratulations! Mi casa es tu casa Fla Dem Aug 2016 #54
Oh what a feeling! major congrats rurallib Aug 2016 #55
Congratulations! SnowCritter Aug 2016 #56
Congrats Wilmywood The Polack MSgt Aug 2016 #57
Yay!! Ellen Forradalom Aug 2016 #58
Congratulations! karmaqueen Aug 2016 #59
CONGRATULATIONS! raven mad Aug 2016 #60
Welcome aboard! 3catwoman3 Aug 2016 #61
Congratulations on your mourningdove92 Aug 2016 #62
Congratulations and welcome! yardwork Aug 2016 #63
Cool. Congrats! bigwillq Aug 2016 #64
Tanti Auguri! forest444 Aug 2016 #65
Congratulations! Maru Kitteh Aug 2016 #66
Rock ffr Aug 2016 #67
As a son of an immigrant - Welcome to the club packman Aug 2016 #68
Hey, did you used to be Miss Universe ? eppur_se_muova Aug 2016 #69
Hai fato bene, e benvenuto/a DFW Aug 2016 #70
Congrats!! blueseas Aug 2016 #71
Whooo-hooo! wryter2000 Aug 2016 #72

calimary

(81,121 posts)
3. Really? Wow! Congratulations!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:40 PM
Aug 2016

Wow - join the club! Either the citizen one, or the "I'm with Her" one. Or both! Welcome!!! Great to have you involved! There's always plenty of room!

Hortensis

(58,785 posts)
7. Oh, good for you, Wilmywood.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 01:44 PM
Aug 2016

What a nice time to get to vote. This may be the most significant election for decades. At least I hope we don't see another with so much so dreadfully at stake.

vlyons

(10,252 posts)
13. Super duper congrats to you
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:06 PM
Aug 2016

and thank-you for becoming an American. We need all citizens to help us reform our government.

sdfernando

(4,925 posts)
14. Welcome Wilmywood
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:06 PM
Aug 2016

Welcome to a new citizen of the United States of America. We are a better country because you are here!

Tanuki

(14,914 posts)
21. So glad you did this, and thanks for sharing the good news with us so we could all cheer
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 02:20 PM
Aug 2016

along with you! And it's fantastic that you became a citizen in time to vote in this election!


mountain grammy

(26,598 posts)
25. Congratulations!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:02 PM
Aug 2016

If I were a new citizen, and still liked my birth country, I'd keep duel citizenship. Even if it's discouraged by your oath, it's still legal, and you never know with candidates like Trump, if your birth country will start to look better.

WilmywoodNCparalegal

(2,654 posts)
48. Yes, I will be retaining my Italian citizenship
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:23 PM
Aug 2016

while the oath discourages it, the actual policy of the U.S. government on the topic is ambivalence. I've met many people with multiple nationalities (usually British commonwealth countries) and a U.S. citizenship. It makes for messy international travel but you get to pick the shorter lines.

Quiet_Dem_Mom

(599 posts)
27. Nice! Welcome, fellow Nevadan!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:23 PM
Aug 2016

We lost a few good assemblypeeps/senators in the last election! Need to give the majority back to the Dems this year!


Here's the link to the "Who's My Legislator" / "What's My District" portion of the NV Legislature site:

http://mapserve1.leg.state.nv.us/whoRU/

Bucky

(53,947 posts)
35. Fantastic. This is the perfect state.
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 03:54 PM
Aug 2016

I can't believe NV is a swing state still. I thought you Las Vegans were supposed to be good at spotting card sharps.

Applan

(693 posts)
38. Good for you
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:17 PM
Aug 2016

I became a citizen about 5 years ago in time for President Obama's re-election. I can still recite the names of 3 native American tribes.

Ilsa

(61,690 posts)
40. Congratulations!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 04:25 PM
Aug 2016

It's wonderful that you love this country enough to put yourself through the rigors of becoming a citizen. Well done!

kimbutgar

(21,055 posts)
43. Congratulations!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 05:19 PM
Aug 2016

You probably know more about our country and its constitution than a majority of native born Americans.

Especially a certain orange colored Cheeto candidate running for President.

WilmywoodNCparalegal

(2,654 posts)
49. Yes, in fact
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:25 PM
Aug 2016

and I was a poli sci major too, specializing on U.S. politics. I get a kick of debating Cheetos-loving people with their watered-down 'knowledge' (loosely used/defined) of U.S. history and politics...

rurallib

(62,383 posts)
55. Oh what a feeling! major congrats
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 06:55 PM
Aug 2016

We have had several friends become citizens in the last few years. Not sure if I was more excited or they were.

karmaqueen

(714 posts)
59. Congratulations!
Fri Aug 26, 2016, 09:04 PM
Aug 2016

How wonderful to have new citizens and smart voters! Does your Name have anything to do with the film industry in Wilmington NC?

 

packman

(16,296 posts)
68. As a son of an immigrant - Welcome to the club
Sat Aug 27, 2016, 11:07 AM
Aug 2016

A song for you:

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Remember now, each 4th of July you must get an insane amount of firecrackers and have at least 4 credit cards and max them out.
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