It has been referred to as State National as well, which I believe came from the Naturalization Act, 1779. It is also defined in 8 USC s 1101 (a) (21) The term “national” means a person owing permanent allegiance to a state. (23) The term “naturalization” means the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever. Some prefer to only use the term National, and stay clear of the term Citizen completely. If you read the Constitution, you’ll notice the term Citizen is used until the 14th amendment when the Congress created its federal citizenship
America’s original 13 colonies were property of England, and everyone that lived there were subjects to the king. After the war and subsequent peace treaty, the people were recognized as sovereign on the land. All born on American soil have birthright Citizenship. That is to say, a human born on the soil of Texas is a Texan etc. so state Citizen, State National et al as long as you recognize the distinction between that status and that of a citizen of the United States or a U.S. citizen or a US citizen or whatever colorable terms they invent
DontStoneStephen 0 points 6 months ago
It has been referred to as State National as well, which I believe came from the Naturalization Act, 1779. It is also defined in 8 USC s 1101 (a) (21) The term “national” means a person owing permanent allegiance to a state.
(23) The term “naturalization” means the conferring of nationality of a state upon a person after birth, by any means whatsoever.
Some prefer to only use the term National, and stay clear of the term Citizen completely. If you read the Constitution, you’ll notice the term Citizen is used until the 14th amendment when the Congress created its federal citizenship
America’s original 13 colonies were property of England, and everyone that lived there were subjects to the king. After the war and subsequent peace treaty, the people were recognized as sovereign on the land. All born on American soil have birthright Citizenship. That is to say, a human born on the soil of Texas is a Texan etc. so state Citizen, State National et al as long as you recognize the distinction between that status and that of a citizen of the United States or a U.S. citizen or a US citizen or whatever colorable terms they invent