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To: Mr Rogers

The United States went to war with Great Britain twice to not be subjects of a king. The second war with England was over the kidnapping of American sailors. The British said, once a British subject always a British subject. No, the United States made a break away from English Common law that had anything to do with being a subject of a king. Our citizenship has nothing to do what post here.


863 posted on 10/17/2010 8:15:33 PM PDT by Red Steel
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To: Red Steel

According to the Supreme Court, “The Constitution nowhere defines the meaning of these words, either by way of inclusion or of exclusion, except insofar as this is done by the affirmative declaration that “all persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States.” In this as in other respects, it must be interpreted in the light of the common law, the principles and history of which were familiarly known to the framers of the Constitution...The language of the Constitution, as has been well said, could not be understood without reference to the common law.”

You might not agree, but you can hardly expect a lower court to follow Red Steel instead of the Supreme Court.


864 posted on 10/17/2010 8:19:52 PM PDT by Mr Rogers (When the ass brays, don't reply...)
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