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Yes these days legally they are citizens not subjects, but because of history, the connotation of the relationship with the state is one of a subject. Whereas
by cmurf 11y ago
Yes these days legally they are citizens not subjects, but because of history, the connotation of the relationship with the state is one of a subject.
Whereas from the outset there was a concept of citizens in the U.S. under the written constitutions (both of them).
- clouddrover 11y agoI'd say that because of history the connotation of the relationship with the state has become the exact opposite and the rule of law has been established. It started to change with Magna Carta: https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/magnacarta https://www.runnymede.gov.uk/magnacarta https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/medieval/magna-carta/ https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/medieval/magna... http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9/contents http://www.legislation.gov.uk/aep/Edw1cc1929/25/9/contents https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magna_Carta
- mc808 11y agoOn a side note, as far as I can tell, there was no concept of "United States citizen" until 1868 with the 14th Amendment. People were just citizens of the state where they resided (which is an odd concept in itself, given the etymology of "citizen").