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To: ops33

I would think that military or civilians serving the military overseas would be covered. If we voted on it it certainly would pass


101 posted on 04/08/2016 7:37:39 AM PDT by morphing libertarian
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To: morphing libertarian

“I would think that military or civilians serving the military overseas would be covered. If we voted on it it certainly would pass”

They could not due to the Constitution’s limitations upon the Article III Federal District Courts as set forth in the U.S. Supreme Court’s Insular Cases. See:

United States territorial court
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_territorial_court

Incorporated and unincorporated territories
Territories of the United States
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Territories_of_the_United_States


107 posted on 04/08/2016 11:06:35 AM PDT by WhiskeyX
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