Foreign Laws
“The laws of a foreign country or sister state.” (Black’s Law Dictionary, 6th Edition)
Nation
A nation is a community of people who usually live upon a distinct portion of the earth. The people of this nation may or may not live under the same government or sovereignty, and is the key point here that allows for multiple political statuses and jurisdictions within the nation. As noted previously, U.S. Citizens […]
United States vs. Hall
As noted by Judge Woods in this case being a citizen of a state made you a citizen of our country/nation, or a “national”. By the original constitution citizenship in the United States was a consequence of citizenship in a state. By this clause this order of things is reversed [14th amendment].
Robert E. Lee
Response to being asked to lead the North https://leefamilyarchive.org/reference/books/southerner/03.htmlHe said in debate, “Virginia is my country, her will I obey, however lamentable the fate to which it may subject me.” During the days of the civil war, people considered their state to be their country
People
Black’s Law Dictionary, 4th Edition, Page 1292 A state; as the people of the state of New York. A nation in its collective and political capacity. Nesbitt v. Lushington, 4 Term R. 783; U. S. v. Quincy, 6 Pet. 467, 8 L.Ed. 458; U. S. v. Trumbull, D.C.Cal., 48 F. 99. The aggregate or mass […]