[Scoutmaster]

Its what I said. It defies common sense to claim a person is subject to a jurisdiction if there is no record of their presence.

So back in the days when a person born to U.S. Citizens in a rural area never had his or her birth formally recorded, they weren't subject to the jurisdiction of the U.S.?

[Scoutmaster]

“They” = “he or she”

[Scoutmaster]

Or put it this way, if I drive on I-10 from Louisiana across the Texas state line, but Texas has no record of my presence, does that mean I’m not subject to the jurisdiction of the State of Texas?