jaydee wrote:How would you prove anyone was a citizen with a birth certificate?
A birth certificate has got to be the most legally useless piece of paper ever made.
No, in a court of law, "proof" means
persuasion. If, by presenting a birth certificate, the opposing side can persuade the trier of fact (the jury in a jury trial, or the judge in a bench trial) that you are a citizen, then the opposition has proven that you are a citizen.
If you pulled a birth certificate out of your file and said: "See? This proves he's a citizen." I would say: "What material fact leads you to believe that that piece of paper pertains to me in any way? I've never seen that piece of paper before, I don't know where it came from and you have nothing to show that it does pertains to me."
That's it? That would be your answer? Loser.
And yes, it is VERY necessary to prove one who challenges political jurisdiction a citizen before proceeding.
No, as already explained, there is no such thing as "political jurisdiction" in the sense of a legal requirement that somebody prove you are a "citizen." In this context, there is no general legal requirement that you be a "U.S. citizen."
If a birth certificate is the best you can do, then I'd be walking out of that court in about thirty seconds while you stood there with your ass in your hand.
No, you are delusional. I would win. You would lose. You are delusional.
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