HSRP-628
The Constitution, the treaty of peace and the naturalization oath use the two words as parallel names for the member of a polity
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1. Header
2. The claim, in full
The Constitution, the treaty of peace and the naturalization oath use the two words as parallel names for the member of a polity
Cited on: /sovereign-citizens. Entered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, tag NEW-SC15 (brief item H15). THE PAGE'S OWN GRADE LINE READS: "ESTABLISHED". National Archives and govinfo texts (official). The 1795 Act read on govinfo OCR.
3. What it rests on
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Art. III, §2: "and between a State, or the Citizens thereof, and foreign States, Citizens or Subjects." [SRC-1144]
Sources: SRC-1144 -
Amend. XI: "or by Citizens or Subjects of any Foreign State." [SRC-1144]
Sources: SRC-1144 -
Treaty of Paris, art. 8: "shall forever remain free and open to the subjects of Great Britain and the citizens of the United States." [SRC-242]
Sources: SRC-242 -
8 U.S.C. §1448(a)(2): "to renounce and abjure absolutely and entirely all allegiance and fidelity to any foreign prince, potentate, state, or sovereignty of whom or which the applicant was before a subject or citizen" [SRC-1146]
Sources: SRC-1146
No confidence intervals are recorded for any figure in this block.
4. Sources
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SRC-1144 · PRIORITY · Constitution of the United States — United States of America (1787/1795)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recordedEntered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S21. CITATION as the block gives it (S21): U.S. Constitution, art. I, § 8, cl. 17; art. III, § 2, cl. 1; amend. XI (passed by Congress 4 March 1794; ratified 7 February 1795) (National Archives transcriptions). READ AT: https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript ; https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/amendments-11-27 SCOPE PAGE + EDITS; PRIMARY. Art. I, § 8, cl. 17 is referred to in the edits only, not quoted.
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SRC-1146 · PRIORITY · 8 U.S.C. section 1448(a)(2) (oath of renunciation and allegiance) — United States Code (2024)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recordedEntered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S24. CITATION as the block gives it (S24): 8 U.S.C. § 1448(a)(2) (oath of renunciation and allegiance). READ AT: https://www.govinfo.gov/link/uscode/8/1448 SCOPE PAGE; PRIMARY. The govinfo page shows no edition line.
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SRC-1153 · PRIORITY · Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 — Supreme Court of the United States (Jay, C.J., and Wilson, J.) (1793)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recordedEntered 2026-10-18 by the SOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, from source entry S36. CITATION as the block gives it (S36): Chisholm v. Georgia, 2 U.S. (2 Dall.) 419 (1793): Jay, C.J., at 471–72; Wilson, J., at 456–57. Jay: READ AT: https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/Chisholm_v._Georgia/Separate_Jay ; https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Jay/01-05-02-0251 ; https://supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/2/419/case.html ; https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-2/pdf/USREPORTS-2-419.pdf SCOPE PAGE + EDITS; SECONDARY. Jay was read on transcriptions: Wikisource (Dallas text) and Founders Online (1793 pamphlet text). Their words agree; their punctuation differs. The govinfo text layer ends before Jay. Wilson at 456–57 was read on Justia only, so the wording is PROBABLE until checked on the govinfo scan. The "binds himself" sentence was read on the govinfo text layer. The holding was reversed by the Eleventh Amendment (SRC-1144 (S21)). Not yet verified.
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SRC-242 · PRIORITY · Treaty of Paris — Adams, Franklin, Jay, Hartley (1783)
Pinpoint: not recorded · Access: Access status not recordedSOVEREIGN CITIZENS block, 2026-10-18: S22 cites this record (the Treaty of Paris, 1783). PINPOINT: art. 1, the King's acknowledgement of the states as "free sovereign and independent".
5. Counter-evidence
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Wilson read the Constitution's use as a contrast: "but to mark the contrast strongly, the epithet "foreign" is prefixed." [SRC-1153] (2 U.S. at 456)
Sources: SRC-1153
6. Why this grade
ESTABLISHED
The register defines ESTABLISHED as: Supported directly by primary texts or published findings.
7. Correction history
No correction events are recorded. The entry's status is ACTIVE: no later entry amends, supersedes or withdraws it.
8. Related observations
No related observations are linked in the register.
9. Where this appears on the site
Content pages that cite this observation inline:
- Sovereign Citizens“The Constitution, the treaty of peace and the naturalization oath use the two words as parallel names for the member of a polity — ESTABLISHED”
Pages citing a source this observation rests on: /sovereign-citizens.
10. Open questions
Not yet recorded for this observation.
11. Machine block
The register record this page was generated from, with the derived fields added:
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