On August 29, the U.S. government filed this brief in the U.S. Supreme Court in Segovia v U.S., 17-1463. This is the case in which the Seventh Circuit upheld the system in which residents of American Samoa and the Northern Mariana Islands may continue to vote absentee in Illinois, if they lived in Illinois before moving to those U.S. possessions. But former voters of Illinois who move to Guam, U.S. Virgin Islands, or Puerto Rico may not.
The U.S. government initially said it wouldn’t bother to file a brief in the U.S. Supreme Court, but then the U.S. Supreme Court requested a response. The government says the plaintiffs lack standing.
14-1 1ST SENTENCE —
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.
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IF A PERSON *PERMANENTLY* MOVES OUT OF A STATE, THEN SUCH PERSON NO LONGER *RESIDES* IN SUCH STATE.
SEE ALSO 14-2.
HOW STUPID ARE NEW AGE HACK *JUDGES* ???
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THE SENTENCE WAS ADDED TO OVER-RULE THE SCOTUS HACKS IN THE INFAMOUS 1857 DRED SCOTT JUNK OP. —
ONE OF THE MAIN SETUP EVENTS FOR THE SUPER-HORRIFIC 1861-1865 CIVIL WAR — 750,000-1,000,000 DEAD ON BOTH SIDES.
Why the distinction between Northern Marianas and Puerto Rico when they both have the same legal status as commonwealths?
The Illinois law was written before Northern Mariana Islands was a commonwealth. It is an obsolete law that the legislature has never bothered to update.
The States have about zero control over the machinations of the USA regime —
ie USA war gains, USA colonies, etc.
Thus — should be NO State laws regarding any such USA areas — NOT done in the IL mess.
The odd thing is those born in American Samoa are not citizens, unlike the other territories.
Nation-State allegiance via fathers.
Place of birth TOTALLY irrelevant/meaningless — regardless of ALL MORONS on TV/internet.
DARK AGE local stuff ended with Brits in Europe Wars (starting with 100 Years War with France) and having colonies in N. America later, etc.
See last para of 1776 DOI.
Related matters —
Natural born Citizen = AT BIRTH Nation-State allegiance – via father
Naturalized Citizen = AFTER BIRTH change in Nation-State allegiance – via laws and treaties.
Much too difficult for the hoards of legal history MORONS
— esp. connected with 2008 and 2012 Obama elections.
1961 Obama birth — Obama father = British empire citizen/subject
= guess what — THE all time SCAM in USA political history.
Courts will rule *de facto* stuff – as in many unqualified Fed/State/local officer cases.