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To: RegulatorCountry

So your contention is that a legally admitted foreigner - not a citizen, not an ambassador - is not subject to the jurisdiction of the United States?


51 posted on 05/08/2010 4:06:18 PM PDT by PugetSoundSoldier (Indignation over the Sting of Truth is the defense of the indefensible)
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To: PugetSoundSoldier
There you go again. I've provided you with the decision of the Supreme Court in Elk v. Wilkins penned by Justice Gray himself. You have no difficulty with his being authoritative elsewhere as in Wong Kim Ark. But you do here, and that is curious.

"Subject to the jurisdiction thereof" means political allegiance, not some simplistic notion of liability for fine or arrest for jaywalking. That has been made clear by numerous authorities, including the "father" of the 14th Amendment himself.

52 posted on 05/08/2010 4:12:02 PM PDT by RegulatorCountry
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