“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
If you aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” then you’re not a citizen.
Oh, man, all those Sovereign Citizens are going to be PISSED!
I’d be super careful about invoking that, you might get your citizenship yanked… See Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship:
Protecting The Meaning And Value Of American Citizenship
https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/01/protecting-the-meaning-and-value-of-american-citizenship/
Under his new definition:
“All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.”
If you aren’t “subject to the jurisdiction thereof” then you’re not a citizen.
Oh, man, all those Sovereign Citizens are going to be PISSED!
Sir/Ma’am/[What do Non-Binary people use in place of Sir/Ma’am?], this is a c/ShittyAskLemmy, its not mean’t to be serious 😅
Obviously: Don’t try this trick in a garbage landfill (aka: USA)
One of my favorite authors solved the problem this way…
In his future, there was no Mr./Mrs./Miss/Ms. Everyone was just “M. {lastname}”
Steve Perry is the guys name, and besides all the Star Wars and Aliens books, he has his own sci-fi universe going on. Fun reads.