remember to maintain your bearing..
Actually its from United States v Ward
Federal Judge Erskine Mayo Ross, a grad VMI, confederate soldier. He was a Democrat.
His bio..
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erskine_Mayo_Ross
What in the hell are you talking about?
US v Ward is a water issue (”Section 311(b)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act prohibits the discharge of oil into navigable waters”), involving international law. Not citizenship. Vattel’s name does not appear in the decision.
http://supreme.justia.com/us/448/242/case.html
You also said it was from Justice Daniel, who lived in the 1800s.
Put your beer down, sober up, and post when you can keep your thoughts semi-straight.