Citizenship is the issue.

Every member of The Florida Bar must take the Oath of Admission to The Florida Bar.

One section requires members to swear: "I will support the Constitution of the United Sates and the Constitution of the State of Florida."

How can a noncitizen take such an oath when he already swears allegiance to another country? At the very least, he has not been invited yet to swear allegiance to ours since he has not followed the law to do so.

We need to stop making exceptions...

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