Naturalization on demand and with no limit

Naturalization is defined as the acquisition of citizenship by an individual who was not a citizen of a particular nation when he or she was born.

An applicant for naturalization must usually become a full-time resident of the particular nation for a minimum period of time.

An oath of loyalty or pledge of allegiance is usually required.

Naturalization, in short, is presumed to be a privilege magnanimously bestowed upon the individual by the State.

The individual is required to “earn” his or her naturalized status. The individual is expected to feel undying gratitude upon being “granted” naturalized status.

But is that really how individuals must view naturalization?

Must this conception of naturalization be considered normal? Is it possible to re-conceive the concept of naturalization completely?

In 1215 AD, the people of England rose up and forced King John of England to sign the Magna Carta, or Magna Carta Libertatum, i.e., “Great Charter of Freedoms.”

The Magna Carta forced King John to agree that ordinary individuals had certain rights, that he must follow certain legal procedures, and that he was not above the law.

The Magna Carta reframed long-standing assumptions about who was subordinate to whom, and who was beholden to whom.

What if naturalization was no longer viewed in Medieval terms, as the transfer of a lowly peasant's fealty to a new Lord and Master?

What if individuals the world over rose up and forced governments to sign a Novum Carta, a New Charter?

What if they demanded the right to naturalize on demand?

What if they demanded the right to transfer their citizenship to another country, instantly and immediately, not as a privilege, but as a right, with no limit to the number of times they might transfer their citizenship?

What if naturalization was reconceived as the right of a consumer to choose among “public service providers,” as the right of the individual to “shop around” among governments the world over, until he or she found one that supplied the best service at the lowest price?

Reframing the concept of naturalization in such a manner would demote governments the world over to the status of cable television service providers, Internet Service Providers, or cell phone service providers.

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