Cases and Codes
Noble Drew Ali told us to follow the laws of the United States. The laws of the United States include the Constitution for the United States of America, United States code, and case law. When we follow those laws we find that we are not U.S. citizens as once thought. The proper interpretations of those laws are shown in the various U.S. Supreme court cases. The combination of those codes and cases lead to a piece of the remedies that we seek. This page contains many of the relevant U.S. Supreme court cases and United States code which prove that we are not U.S. or colonial state citizens.
“Until 1870, only aliens being free white persons were eligible to citizenship. In that year, aliens of African nativity and persons of African descent were made eligible.” Toyota v. United States, 268 US 402 (1925). “Until 1870, only aliens being free white persons were eligible to citizenship. In that year, aliens of African nativity and persons of African descent were made eligible.” Toyota v. United States, 268 US 402 (1925).
“Later acts have extended eligibility of aliens to citizenship to the following group: in [July 14] 1840, “aliens of African nativity and… persons of African descent,” 16 Stat. 254, 256; c254, 18 USCA § 142, 7 FCA title 7, § 142;” (See Takahashi v. Fish and Game Commission, 92 L.ed 1478, 334 US 410).
“No one doubts that the Amendment, as soon as it was promulgated, applied to persons of African descent born in the United States, wherever the birthplace of their parents might have been; and yet for two years afterwards, there was no statute authorizing persons of that race to be naturalized.” (See United States v. Wong Kim Ark, 42 L.Ed 890, 169 US 649 (1898)).
““The children of enemies, born in a place within the dominions of another sovereign, then occupied by them by conquest, are still aliens.” (See U.S. v. Wong Kim Ark, 42 L.ed 890, 169 US 649 (1898) (citing Inglis v. Sailors’ Snug Harbor, 28 US 3 Pet. 99)).
“The allegiance of an individual is not to be transferred from one sovereign to another except by his own consent and by his own acts; these principles are applicable to inhabitants of ceded or conquered territory and to immigrants.” (See Wharton, Conflict Law § 75; Elk v. Wilkins, 112 US 94, 28 L.ed. 643, 5 S.Ct. Rpt. 41).
“To remove this difficulty primarily, and to establish a clear and comprehensive definition of citizenship which should declare what should constitute citizenship of the United States, and also citizenship of a state, the first clause of the first section was framed.” (See Slaughter-House Cases, (US) 16 Wall 36 (1873)).
“The 1st clause of the 14th article was primarily intended to confer citizenship on the negro race; and secondly, to give definitions of citizenship of the United States and citizenship of the states, and it recognizes the distinction between citizenship of a state and citizenship of the United States by those definitions.” (See Slaughter-House Cases, supra).
“Of the privileges and immunities of the citizens of the Unites States, and of the privileges and immunities of the citizen of the state, and what the respectively are, we will presently consider, but we wish to state here that it is only the former (U.S. citizens) which are placed by this clause under the protection of the Federal Constitution, and that the latter (state citizen), whatever they may be, are not intended to have any additional protection by this paragraph of the Amendment.” Id.
“It had been said by eminent judges that no man was a citizen of the United States except as he was a citizen of one of the states composing the Union. Those, therefore, who had been born and resided always in the District of Columbia or in the territories, though within the United States, were not citizens.” Slaughter-House Cases (US) 16 Wall 36 (1873).
Title 1 USC § 1 (The Dictionary Act) - “In determining the meaning of any Act of Congress, unless the context indicates otherwise—the words “person” and “whoever” include corporations, companies, associations, firms, partnerships, societies, and joint stock companies, as well as individuals.”
Title 8 USC § 1101(b)(3) – “The term “person” means an individual or an organization.”
Title 26 USC § 7701 – “(a)When used in this title, where not otherwise distinctly expressed or manifestly incompatible with the intent thereof—
(1)Person
The term “person” shall be construed to mean and include an individual, a trust, estate, partnership, association, company or corporation.”
Title 26 USC § 7701 –“(30)United States person
The term “United States person” means—
(A)a citizen or resident of the United States,(B)a domestic partnership,(C)a domestic corporation,(D)any estate (other than a foreign estate, within the meaning of paragraph (31)), and(E)any trust if—
(i)a court within the United States is able to exercise primary supervision over the administration of the trust, and(ii)one or more United States persons have the authority to control all substantial decisions of the trust.