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To: DJ MacWoW
Government should never be considered the owner of citizens.

The Brits are subjects.

Americans are [ostensibly] citizens.

The story happened in Britain, and the subjects were subjected to the government.

35 posted on 06/21/2019 5:25:50 PM PDT by Repeat Offender (While the wicked stand confounded, call me with Thy saints surrounded.)
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To: Repeat Offender
I am aware of where this happened, I posted the article.

citizen noun
cit·​i·​zen | \ ˈsi-tə-zən

a legally recognized subject or national of a state or commonwealth, either native or naturalized.
"a Polish citizen" · "the rights of every citizen"

synonyms: subject · national · passport holder · native · taxpayer · voter

37 posted on 06/21/2019 5:37:53 PM PDT by DJ MacWoW (The Fed Gov is not one ring to rule them all)
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