Okay, I’ll try one more time, this time highlighting certain words:
From the syllabus of Afroyim v. Rusk ([color=#000080]U. S. Supreme Court[/color], 1967):
[quote]Petitioner, of Polish birth, became a naturalized American citizen in 1926. He went to Israel in 1950 and in 1951 voted in an Israeli legislative election. The State Department subsequently refused to renew his passport, maintaining that petitioner had lost his citizenship by virtue of 401 (e) of the Nationality Act of 1940 which provides that a United States citizen shall “lose” his citizenship if he votes in a foreign political election. Petitioner then brought this declaratory judgment action alleging the unconstitutionality of 401 (e). On the basis of Perez v. Brownell, 356 U.S. 44 , the District Court and Court of Appeals held that Congress under its implied power to regulate foreign affairs can strip an American citizen of his citizenship.[color=#000080] Held: Congress has no power under the Constitution to divest a person of his United States citizenship absent his voluntary renunciation thereof.[/color] Perez v. Brownell, supra, overruled. Pp. 256-268.[/quote] caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/g … 7&page=253
From the [color=#000080]U. S. State Department[/color] website:
[quote]A U.S. citizen may acquire foreign citizenship by marriage, or [color=#000080]a person naturalized as a U.S. citizen may not lose the citizenship of the country of birth. U.S. law does not mention dual nationality or require a person to choose one citizenship or another. [/color] Also, a person who is automatically granted another citizenship does not risk losing U.S. citizenship. However, a person who acquires a foreign citizenship by applying for it may lose U.S. citizenship. In order to lose U.S. citizenship, the law requires that the person must apply for the foreign citizenship voluntarily, by free choice, and with the intention to give up U.S. citizenship.[/quote] travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_t … _1753.html