Take the Sworn-Again America Oath: How to recommit to your community and country

There’s so much attention on forecasting right now — the election polling, the predictions, and, soon, the early returns. Following this can be exhausting, encouraging, and terrifying at the same time.

In moments like these, the political polarization, distrust of one another, and loss of faith in our democracy are apparent. There are opposing views on how to resolve immigration concerns, uphold Second Amendment rights, handle economic issues, reproductive rights, and more.

But in the face of polarization, we must ask ourselves...

What binds us together with our fellow Americans?

It’s not a single identity, religion, or language. It’s our creed that unites us: the ideas and values that we share — and commit to.

We created the Sworn-Again America oath so we can all experience the urgency, the solemnity, and the joy of choosing citizenship actively. This declaration was inspired by the naturalization oath for immigrants — a declaration recited to solidify their naturalization process.

The Sworn-Again America Oath

The Sworn-Again America Oath is for all of us — whether we’ve been in this country for days or decades, whatever our legal status is. Not to be born again, but to be sworn again. It helps us recommit to being useful to our community and our country. It’s a chance to renew our vows as citizens.

Reading the text below, recite the oath with our CEO and Co-founder Eric Liu and late Co-founder Jená Cane.

Recite along

I pledge to be an active American

to show up for others

to govern myself

to help govern my community.

I recommit myself to my country’s creed

to cherish liberty

as a responsibility.

I pledge to serve

and to push my country:

when right, to be kept right;

when wrong, to be set right.

Wherever my ancestors and I were born,

I claim America

and I pledge to live like a citizen.

Congratulations, you are now a Sworn-Again American ??

Are you interested in hosting your own Sworn-Again ceremony? Learn how you can get started and join the movement that will inspire Americans to become more engaged in civic life!

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