[stevie_d_64]

You and Enoch are going to love this...Y'alls perspectives are very intriging to say the least...

Mirriam Webster (sp?) dictionary defines "citizen" as a "person"who owes loyalty to and is "entitled" to the protection of a government.

Section(s) of the definition of the people follow:

"people"

(a) The body of "persons" living under one governmentin the same country: nationality (the French people)

(b) Enfranchised citizens: electorate.

subscript:

"peoples" A group of persons who share a common culture, language or inherited condition of life.

The definition of "people" goes on with some similar explanations and examples...But I thought it best to get this out quickly enough so you two can see this...

What is funny is I bet when they were drafting this document up they yelled over to Mr. Webster and asked him if he had this written down in that little book of his...

[1rudeboy]

In all the years I've been arguing this issue, I have yet to see anyone point to anything in the Federalist Papers or any other contemporaneous writings that supports the argument that the Constitution (and the Bill of Rights) applies only to citizens of the United States.

And to use the non-sensical War of 1812 example above, what if those invading British troops shot-up a tourist bus? No legal recourse? "Sorry, my bad, but you are outside the law?"