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AMERICAN SAMOA (AMERICAN SAMOA LIING IN UTAH HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT FOR…
AMERICAN SAMOA
AMERICAN SAMOA LIING IN UTAH HAVE FILED A LAWSUIT FOR CITIZENSHIP
A RIGHT GUARANTEED BY THE 14th AMENDMENT
THEY ARE FREE TO PURSUE US. CITIZENSHIP
THEY SHOULDN'T BE SUBJECT TO THE LENGTHY AND EXPENSIVE LEGAL PROCESS OF NATURALIZATION
THEY WERE BORN IN A US TERRITORY
NEIL WEARE, AN ATTORNEY
BIRTH CERTIFICATE SHOWING THEY WERE BORN ON THE US SOIL
THEY SHOULDN'T HAVE TO JUMP THROUGH ANY MORE HOOPS TO BE RECOGNIZED AS US. CITIZEN
JOHN FITISEMANU
THE COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH NATURALIZATION ARE SIMPLY NOT FEASIBLE
LIKE OTHER NON-US. CITIZENS :
HE CAN'T VOTE
CAN'T RUN FOR OFFICE
CAN'T PERFORM JURY DENTY
HE CARRIES A SPECIAL PASSPORT
THIS BEARER IS A UNITED STATE NATIONAL AND NOT A UNITED STATE CITIZEN
BUT HE HAX TO PAY TAXES JUST LIKE NY OTHER CITIZEN OR RESIDENT OF THE US
NEIL WEARE : IN 2016 CASE OF AMERICAN SAMOA CITIZENSHIP
CITIZENSHIP WAS REJECTED IN A D.C COURT
AMERICAN SAMOA DIDN'T HAVE A CLAIM TO BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP UNDER THE CONSTITUTION
THE SUPREME COURT REJECTED THE WEARE'S APPEAL OF THE DECISION
THE AMERICAN SAMOA GOVERNMENT ITSELF
HE CONSIDERS THE PROSPECT OF US. CITIZENSHIP A SLIPPERY SLOPE
IN 2014 SAMOANS COULD RISK JEOPARDIZING THEIR CULTURE IF THEY GAVE THEMSELVES OVER TO "SCRUTINY UNDER THE 14th AMENDMENT"