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We ought to distinguish between possession and property

No, we ought not. That is a paternalistic argument used to confuse a child. Do you believe yourself to be my parent? Possession is holding property. Without property, there is nothing to posess.

Property is something acknowledged by the State

Yes, I have a serial number and so do you.

Treating a person as property is slavery....Slavery is illegal, in this country, to a degree.

ROFL!
"To a degree"?
Use of property is subject to the interest of the owner.
If the state owns me, any freedom I have is a privilege granted to me by my state master. At any time my owner feels a compelling interest to take my privilege he may do so.

The self ownership argument stands.

The TS case proves the second part of your argument.

Self-ownership is impossible, however self-government is the situation.

If we persist in using technical terms on the street level, nothing but prima facie thought is demonstrated, and FR ought to do better than that or fold its tent.