Re: SSSCA: We're in trouble now

[Tom Rauschenbach]

On Thursday 07 March 2002 17:54, Florian Weimer wrote:
> Rik van Riel <[e-mail]> writes:
> >> And for the safety of those in the USA and around the world,
> >> particularly on this list... it is best not to even think about it...
> >
> > Wasn't the second amendment created for this purpose ?
>
> If you aren't a US citizen, the Constitution does not grant any rights
> to you, I'm afraid.  (Some courts might disagree, but I wouldn't bet
> my freedom or even my life on it.)

Actually, if you are in the U.S. legally, the Constitution does grant rights 
to you.  Most are given to "persons" not citizens.  The Founding Fathers (tm) 
had different ideas about citizenship than we do today.