Of course not. and. if not. then this lofty style of legislation explodes itself. But this paragraph does even violence to the fourteenth amendemn t. Does it leave out all reference to persons "naturalized in the United States" and add an additional qualification of citizenship. not known to the Constitution. by confining its operation to persons who "are residing within the United States?" The amendment makes "all persons born or naturalized in the United States" citizens of the United States. no matter where they may be residing at any given time. and confers upon them citizenship of the State only "wherein they reside ." that is. where they have acquired a legal residence according to the laws thereof. The latter is local citizenship. the former national. and this. by force of the Constitution. depends solely upon birth or naturalization and not upon residence at any particular place. as does the citizenship of a State. This paragraph. therefore. is useless. improper. mischievous. and contrary to the fourteenth anetnidment at the same time. and for these reasons it ought to be dropped. 3. The next paragraph of this first subdivision of section 2. beginning with line 10. refers to alien women who hecome the wives of citizens of the United States.
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