“He lied about not lying in the past” Does Not Defeat Claim of “Good Moral Character” for Naturalization

At least the “good guy” won in the end:

“To preclude Zheng from naturalizing on the tenuous argument that he lied about not lying in the past, when the record reflects not only his honest and hardworking history, but also his limited intelligence and inability to communicate in English, would be manifest injustice. Therefore, this Court finds that Zheng does not lack good moral character for purposes of his N-400 Application for Naturalization, and the USCIS must reconsider Zheng’s Application in light of this finding.” Zheng v. Chertoff (E.D. Penn., Nov. 12, 2008).

Do you ever thing that a “good moral character” requirement should be imposed on U.S. citizens?  How about an attachment to constitutional principles?   Just a thought.  We seem to demand an awful lot of immigrants seeking to naturalize.  And poor Mr. Zheng did not even get to vote against the Bush administration, which as a court now has determined wrongfully denied his naturalization peteiotion.

Maybe I am just tired because it is Friday.

KJ