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Meals on the Go
In today's world one has less time to do the basic things, like prepare meals. In this article find out how you can prepare meals quickly that are right for you.
Help A Tree, #2
Having problems with your trees and shrubs? Maybe the information in this article will be of help. Problems such as heat stress and sun scorch (leaf scorch) are covered. My wish is that one will choose to use the knowledge I have acquired in dealing with these problems.
Natural (Native) Born Citizen Defined!
A natural (native) born citizen is one who is born with the territory of a government (country) and subject to its jurisdiction. Under the Constitution of the United States; at Article II, Section 5, Clause 1; a natural born citizen is a person born in the United States of America; in a different state, before the adoption of the Constitution of the United States and under the Articles of Confederation or a person born in the United States of America, in an individual State, under the Constitution of the United States. The Fourteenth Amendment created two citizens under the Constitution of the United States; a citizen of the several States, under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 and a citizen of the United States, under the first section of the Fourteenth Amendment. The proper question to be asked is if a citizen of the United States, after the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, can be considered a natural born citizen (native born citizen), under the Constitution of the United States, eligible to be President of the United States of America?
Citizen of the several States: Settled!
This article will show that since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Supreme Court has made clear that there are two citizens under the Constitution of the United States, a citizen of the United States and a citizen of the several States.
Researching Opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States
Did you know that there is only one official source for the opinions of the United States Supreme Court? That, in some instances, a dual citation of an opinion of the Supreme Court of the United States is necessary? That there are bench opinions, slip opinions, preliminary print opinions? Find out all you need to know about researching opinions of the Supreme Court of the United States in this article.
Auto Ready?
Ready to take that trip. You are. However, is your car? Find out what you should have with you in your car for your car for your trip.
A Look At Corfield (On Citizenship)
Justice Bushrod Washington“s determination of the Privileges and Immunities clause of Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States is still the first, and leading opinion, on this clause of the Constitution. Corfield before and after the Fourteenth Amendment relates to Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States, but now it describes the privileges and immunities of a citizen of the several States, whereas before the Fourteenth Amendment, it described the privileges and immunities a citizen of one state had in another State.
Final Thoughts On Slaughterhouse (citizen of the several States defined)
Because of an oversight by the authors of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Supreme Court, in the Slaughterhouse Cases, concluded that the Fourteenth Amendment created two separate and distinct citizens under the Constitution of the United States, rather then one. The oversight relates to the holding of the Supreme Court in the Dred Scott case. Because of a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases, state citizenship has been related to privileges and immunities of a citizen of the several States. This is incorrect.
State Citizenship does not relate to Privileges and Immunities of citizens of the several States
There appears to be a misunderstanding by some relating State citizenship to privileges and immunities of citizens of the several States. This is understandable since this conclusion is based on a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases.
Another Look At Slaughterhouse (On Citizenship)
Previous articles of mine have analyzed the Slaughterhouse Cases, primarily, in showing that there are indeed two citizens under the Constitution of the United States since the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment and the decision of the Supreme Court in the Slaughterhouse Cases. This article will show that since the Slaughterhouse Cases, there are two citizens under the Constitution of the United States.
Diversity of Citizenship: Who is a Citizen of a State?
By force of the Fourteenth Amendment, a citizen of the United States residing in a state of the Union becomes a citizen of that state. A citizen of the several States domicile in an individual state becomes by Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, a citizen of that state. Therefore, a citizen of the United States and a citizen of the several States, being citizens of a State, can under the Constitution of the United States, Article III, Section 2, Clause 7 (Citizens of different States), sue one another if they are a citizen of a different State of the Union.
The Effects of the Fourteenth Amendment on the Constitution of the United States
The Fourteenth Amendment was passed by the 39th Congress on June 13, 1866. Known as the "Reconstruction Amendment(s)" (one of three, the other two being the Thirteenth and Fifteenth Amendments) it contains five sections. Its main purpose was to make black slaves, freed under the Thirteenth Amendment, citizens under the Constitution of the United States. Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment modified Article I, Section 2 of the Constitution of the United States. In addition, Section 1, Clause 2 changed the wording in Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution of the United States.
From Dred Scott to Slaughterhouse
Justice Tanney, in the Dred Scott case, discussed how a State of the Union could indeed declare who may be a citizen. The State of Maine was referred to in the opinion as an example. However, such a citizen (in this case, a Negro of slave descent) could not qualify as a citizen of the several States under Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1 of the Constitution. The only way a Negro of slave descent could become a citizen under the Constitution of the United States was through an amendment to the Constitution. This was accomplished with the ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment. However, the Fourteenth Amendment also changed citizenship under the Constitution. After the adoption of the Fourteenth Amendment, the Supreme Court of the United States decided in the Slaughterhouse Cases that because of the Fourteenth Amendment there were now two separate and distinct citizens under the Constitution of the United States (and not the Fourteenth Amendment); a citizen of the United States and a citizen of the several States.
Help A Tree
Having problems with your trees and shrubs? Maybe the information in this article will be of help. Problems such as mold, algae, fungus, lichens, ball moss are covered. My wish is that one will choose to use the knowledge I have acquired in dealing with these problems.
Mistake in the Syllabus
This is the companion to my series of articles on the Slaughterhouse Cases and Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States. Entitled "Mistake in the Syllabus" it shows a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases with a footnote to the Slaughterhouse Cases opinion itself.
Slaughterhouse Cases, Up Close
"Slaughterhouse Cases, Up Close" is the second in a series of articles on the Slaughterhouse Cases and Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States. The first article is "Slaughterhouse Cases, Two Citizens." The third, "Two Citizens Under The Constitution." The last in this series is "Privileges and Immunities of a Citizen of the several States." A companion completes the set. Entitled "Mistake in the Syllabus" it shows a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases with a footnote to the Slaughterhouse Cases opinion itself.
Privileges and Immunities of a Citizen of the several States
"Privileges and Immunities of a Citizen of the several States" is the last in a series of articles on the Slaughterhouse Cases and Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States. The first article is "Slaughterhouse Cases, Two Citizens." The next, "Slaughterhouse Cases, Up Close." The third in this series is "Two citizens under the Constitution." A companion completes the set. Entitled "Mistake in the Syllabus" it shows a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases with a footnote to the Slaughterhouse Cases opinion itself.
Two citizens under the Constitution
"Two citizens under the Constitution" is the third in a series of articles on the Slaughterhouse Cases and Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States. The first article is "Slaughterhouse Cases, Two Citizens." The next, "Slaughterhouse Cases, Up Close." The last in this series is "Privileges and Immunities of a Citizen of the several States." A companion completes the set. Entitled "Mistake in the Syllabus" it shows a mistake in the Syllabus to the Slaughterhouse Cases with a footnote to the Slaughterhouse Cases opinion itself.
Slaughterhouse Cases, Two Citizens
"Slaughterhouse Cases, Two Citizens" is the first in a series of articles on the Slaughterhouse Cases and Citizenship under the Constitution of the United States. The second article is "Slaughterhouse Cases, Up Close." Two additional articles complete this series; they are "Two Citizens Under The Constitution" and "Privileges and Immunities of a Citizen of the several States."

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