Archaic ideas that go along with "Thou shalt have no other god before me." If you pledge your allegiance to another country -- which includes accepting citizen

Archaic ideas that go along with "Thou shalt have no other god before me." If you pledge your allegiance to another country -- which includes accepting citizenship -- you sacrifice your US citizenship as a de facto result. This only doesn't apply to countries with special grandfather clauses for blood relations, for example, my friend Patrick got dual citizenship with Ireland at 21 because his grandparents immigrated to the US. I hear, however, that the State Dept is fairly lenient if you want to beg for your citizenship back.