Before the Civil War and the 14th Amendment, "US citizenship" was a function of the federal government "recognizing" the citizenship conferred by STATE governments.
So it could only be proven by having a State-level apparatchik "vouch" somehow, if it came down to it.
Before the Civil War and the 14th Amendment, "US citizenship" was a function of the federal government "recognizing" the citizenship conferred by STATE governments.
So it could only be proven by having a State-level apparatchik "vouch" somehow, if it came down to it.
Oh, by the way, I should've mentioned:
Before the Civil War and the 14th Amendment, "US citizenship" was a function of the federal government "recognizing" the citizenship conferred by STATE governments.
So it could only be proven by having a State-level apparatchik "vouch" somehow, if it came down to it.