𝑫𝒊𝒔𝒄𝒍𝒂𝒊𝒎𝒆𝒓: 𝑁𝑜𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑠 𝑤ℎ𝑖𝑡𝑒 𝑝𝑎𝑝𝑒𝑟 𝑖𝑠 𝑡𝑜 𝑏𝑒 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑠𝑡𝑟𝑢𝑒𝑑 𝑎𝑠 𝑙𝑒𝑔𝑎𝑙 𝑎𝑑𝑣𝑖𝑐𝑒. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑔𝑜 𝑡𝑜 𝑎 𝑙𝑎𝑤 𝑙𝑖𝑏𝑟𝑎𝑟𝑦 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐ℎ𝑒𝑐𝑘 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑟𝑦 𝑓𝑎𝑐𝑡 
𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑐𝑖𝑡𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 𝑓𝑜𝑟 𝑡ℎ𝑒𝑚𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑣𝑒𝑠, 𝑎𝑛𝑑 𝑓𝑜𝑟𝑚 𝑦𝑜𝑢𝑟 𝑜𝑤𝑛 𝑐𝑜𝑛𝑐𝑙𝑢𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠. 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑟𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟 𝑠ℎ𝑜𝑢𝑙𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑡 𝑎𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑠𝑡𝑎𝑛𝑐𝑒 𝑜𝑓 𝑐𝑜𝑢𝑛𝑠𝑒𝑙, 𝑖𝑓 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑡ℎ𝑖𝑛𝑘 𝑦𝑜𝑢 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 𝑖𝑡.

Note: in the contents below, you'll see only references to American documents. As one of the most recent formed governments, legislations are clearer, making it easier to expose how the system work in a global scale; same could have been done with Canada or Australia. When you dive deep enough on this legal fiction (we are immersed like fishes in water) —in your own local language, using misleading parallel legalese meanings— you'll find these same concepts applied to your local government. Whenever you are in the world, it is the same game anywhere. The good news is that it on us, the way we behave ad the things we believe that change the world around us. If all this exist is because the majority of us believe in it. Let's go back to the main questions:

Who do you think you are? Or, Who do you believe you are? Or, who have you been lead to believe you are ?

Part 1

What is a U.S. citizen ? Are you a U.S. citizen ?

Premise: Did you know that there are two kinds of citizens in America? So said the Supreme Court in 1873 Slaughter-House Cases, 83 U.S. 36 (1873)¹

and again in 1875, 1879, 1879, 1883, 1892, 1908, 1910, 1912, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1922, 1928, 1934, 1940, 1941, 1944, 1947, 1961, 1969, 1970, 1978, 1982, and 1984, a total of 24 times, if not more! But, who knows it?

After you read all the 24 or more references above, ask again yourself: Who do you think you are? Or, Who do you believe you are? Or, who have you been lead to believe you are ?

In today’s society, you are frequently asked Are you a U.S. citizen? You will find this questions in many documents that require your signature to, for example:

To vote in elections
To get a job
To open a bank account
On a Social Security Application
To buy insurance
To enroll in college
etc., etc., etc.

So, what is a U.S. Citizen, then? Well, first, and this is important, you must know, What is the U.S.? Most people do not know, they just presume that they know in 1875, the Supreme Court said:

So, there are 2 kinds of citizens:

citizens of the United States government, and
citizens of each of the several States. (i.e. each of the individual states, e.g. Texas, Nevada; 50 states in all)

These citizenships are distinct from one another. And, in 1945 the Supreme Court gave three definitions of “United States”:

Don’t worry about the 1st. The 2nd is obviously different from the 3rd.

is “territory over which the sovereignty of the United States extends”

This “territory” includes, among other places, Guam, Puerto Rico, etc. (commonly called “insular possessions”), plus over 11,000 separate properties within the several States (see Congressional Report “Jurisdiction over Federal Areas within the States”, June 1957 (you can Google this), plus places such as Guantánamo Bay), known as U.S.

is the States united by and under a Constitution, known as U.S.A.

So here is THE KEY to our question, What is a U.S. citizen? Let’s match up these two Supreme Court cases. Definition 3) from 1945, “the states ... united” is “the several States” described in 1875, i.e. the United States of America. Definition 2) from 1945, the territory over which sovereignty extends, is the “United States” described in 1875.

Why is this important? Because these “several States” are “united by and under the Constitution” This other territory is NOT under the Constitution. These places are not States!

In 1901, the Supreme Court made it clear that “the Constitution has no application... in the territories... Congress has a power wholly unrestricted by it.”

In 1994, in a United Nations Covenant, the United States said about the territories, called “insular areas” “persons born in these areas are U.S. citizens”

The 1898 treaty, taking Puerto Rico, says: “The civil rights and political status [i.e. citizenship] of the native inhabitants ... shall be determined by the Congress.”

So, when you are asked, “Are you a U.S. citizen?”

you are NOT being asked, “Are you a Citizen of an American State?”
you are NOT being asked, “Are you a Citizen of the United States of America?” (where the Constitution applies).

You are being asked,

“Are you a citizen of a territory where Congress has power wholly unrestricted by the Constitution?”
“Are you a citizen where your ‘civil rights and political status [your citizenship].... shall be determined by the Congress.’?”

Want more? Let’s look in a dictionary

Since there are two definitions, we know the U.S. is different from U.S.A. but these definitions don’t tell us what these phrases mean. Let’s look further ...

(notice that the “United States of America” is a “republic”, NOT a democracy) United States of America is defined as “made up of ... states”.

This is definition #3 given by the Supreme Court in 1945. BUT “United States” is NOT DEFINED in the 8th Edition law dictionary! However, it IS defined in the 4th Edition as follows:

This is exactly the definition given in 1945 by the Supreme Court. So, we’ve looked up “United States” twice, once in Supreme Court cases, and again in law dictionaries. By definition, we have the term “United States” means: 2) territory over which the United States is sovereign (circular definition, at best) and 3) states...united... under the Constitution (i.e, the United States of America)

So, when someone uses the term “United States”, how do you know which meaning above? Well, unfortunately, you don’t, unless 1) you have the knowledge, and 2) you demand an answer from the speaker.

Part 2

Summary • federal citizen • citizen of the United States in the Fourteenth Amendment • subject to the jurisdiction of Congress • lots of ways to become a U.S. citizen

Let’s go back to the question What is a U.S. citizen? A citizen of the U.S.A would be a citizen of one of the states united. a U.S. citizen, in Black’s 8th Edition is:

Don't trust me, verify it yourself! If you can, from different sources.

BUT “citizen of the United States” is NOT in the dictionary! However, “federal citizen” is:

So, are you a federal citizen? This makes sense. A federal citizen would be a citizen of the U.S. government (see 1875) or a citizen of an insular area, a territory (see U.N. Covenant). The only definition of “citizen of the United States” that exists for the United States is in the 14th Amendment.

... that explicitly preserves the distinction between national and state citizenship.

And, what does it mean, “and subject to the jurisdiction thereof”

So, does:

federal citizenship, or
Title 8 on Aliens, or
the 14th Amendment have anything to do with YOU ?

SO ... How do you get to be a U.S. citizen? Well, you could be born “subject to the jurisdiction”. Let's read is again from 1994' United Nations Covenant mentioned above:

You could be in the class of “Federal personnel”

you could be “made a citizen of the United States” (these would be people who did not otherwise have citizenship)

OR, you could MAKE AN ELECTION (i.e., you could volunteer) to be TREATED as a U.S. citizen. You could declare & sign under penalty of perjury that you are a U.S. citizen.

OR, your parents could sign you up before you even leave the hospital at birth!

and

Part 3 - Conclusion

A Citizen of a State of the Union, IS a Citizen of “the United States of America”, where “the Constitution of the United States of America” applies.

A person born in an insular area, a territory, is a U.S. citizen. (U.N. Covenant, 1994) A U.S. citizen is NOT a Citizen of a State, (Downes v. Bidwell, 1901) but is a citizen of the United States government. (U.S. v. Cruikshank, 1875) The Constitution applies only in a State. (Downes v. Bidwell, 1901)

If you are a U.S. citizen:

you are NOT a member of the People of a State
you are NOT a member of “We the People” that created the Constitution
the Constitution of the United States of America does not apply to you
the Bill of Rights does not apply to you
the Constitution of the State where you merely “reside” does not apply to you, except as granted.
Congress shall determine your civil rights and your political status [your citizenship] (Treaty of Peace, 1898)

If you are a U.S. citizen you have no rights but what Congress grants you. (see the very limited bundle of rights that follows)

and from the

And so, if you were asked, “Are you a U.S. citizen?”, what might you say? You might say, “My nationality and political status was determined by my birth. I was born in one of the several States. My nationality is shown by the U.S. government on the next page, section 5.23:”

I have hope bitcoiners can really comprehend all these details and make a difference (not just for us), but at least set the rights base for future generations. Stop being a pleb, be responsible for yourself and for other men and women around you, to guarantee future generations a life of freedom, a life of joy, abundance, and happiness. When we all become more conscious of the being we are, there will be no more need for governance, or war, and even property.