The United States Is Not A Foreign Sovereignty As Regards the Several States
Larry BeCraft
sovereignty, power and jurisdiction of the United States is primarily external to this country.
The Supreme Court and others have held that the United States is NOT foreign to the States. See Claflin v. Houseman, 93 U.S. 130, 136 (1876)("The United States is not a foreign sovereignty as regards the several States"); Severson v. Home Owners Loan Corp., 88 P.2d 344, 347 (Ok. 1939)(quoting Claflin); Bowles v. Heckman, 64 N.E.2d 660, 662 (Ind. 1946)(quoting Claflin); Kersting v. Hardgrove, 48 A.2d 309, 310 (N.J. 946)(summarizes Claflin); Harrison v. Herzig Bldg. & Supply Co., 290 Ky. 445, 161 S.W.2d 908, 910 (1942)(quoting Claflin); Robinson v. Norato, 71 R.I. 256, 43 A.2d 467, 471 (1945)(quoting Claflin and further stating "the several States of the Union are neither foreign to the United States nor are they foreign to each other").
You may read the Clafin cases here: http://caselaw.lp.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase.pl?navby=case&court=US&vol=93&page=130
Larry BeCraft
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