Re:NSA Coworker Remembers Edward Snowden: "A Genius Among Ge...
by sliverstorm on Monday December 16, 2013 @06:01PM
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Here there is a clear distinction between citizen and person
Yes, there is. There is also a clear distinction between which persons it applies to and which it doesn't;
> ... nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws
Illegal immigrants and visitors have the right to assembly because no laws may be enacted against people assembling, not just citizens assembling.
And perhaps more significantly, let's look at the 14th amendment (which I really should have started with in the first place):
>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. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.
Here there is a clear distinction between citizen and person