To: phi11yguy19
Take a poll sometime and see how many of the people you know think they’re citizens of the state of Pennsylvania or The United States of America. I guess the people who think they’re citizens of the U.S.A. are all craven bootlickers, huh?
952 posted on
05/03/2011 4:24:48 PM PDT by
driftless2
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To: driftless2
i'd hope they all say "both", but i'm sure many ignoramuses like yourself don't have a clue...
All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
Prior to the 14th, state citizenship was primary, and U.S. citizenship was the derivative. That truth drove the 14th amendment which flipped that, making U.S. citizenship the primary and state citizenship the derivative - to prevent states from impeding black citizenship by restricting state citizenship.
Either way, the answer to your poll for the constitutionally literate should always be "all of the above." So what was your point again, genius?
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