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The theory being that they couldn’t take that oath if they weren’t citizens.
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So folks couldn't take an oath to the Constitution previous to 1868, because the "US citizen" didn't exist? (rhetorical question)
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Ye shall do no unrighteousness in judgment: thou shalt not respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness shalt thou judge thy neighbor. - Leviticus 19:15
But if ye have respect to persons, ye commit sin, and are convinced of the law as transgressors. For whosoever shall keep the whole law, and yet offend in one point, he is guilty of all. So speak ye, and so do, as they that shall be judged by the law of liberty. - James 2:9-10+12
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