337 Bad Kitty Unleashed "Library of Congress just deleted history! 1866 congressional doc where originator of 14th said foreigners or aliens do not get birthright citizenship. " (twitter.com) 🚔 Crime & Democrats 💸 posted 1 month ago by Shalimar 1 month ago by Shalimar +337 / -0 91 comments share 91 comments share save hide report block hide replies
Wonder what the definitions of “foreigners” and “aliens” were at the time.
First edition of Black’s Law was 1891.
Was anything used before that?
Here’s version 2. http://thelawdictionary.org/
Giles Law Dictionary might have been it
https://archive.org/details/bim_eighteenth-century_a-new-law-dictionary-co_jacob-giles_1729
Has “Alien”, but not “Foreigner”
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That law dictionary is hot. Too bad it’s not our jurisdiction.
Noah Webster 1828 1st Edition has much language defined as Founders were using. You can get reproductions on ebay.
Alien n. A foreigner; one born in, or belonging to, another country; one who is not a denizen, or entitled to the privileges of a citizen.