Probably because United States of America is a private society created by King George III, as laid out in the Definitive Treaty of Peace aka Treaty of Paris, 1783.
No one reads that shit anymore.
Does it mean americans technically don't exist and have no citizenship?
Well it was a treaty between United States and United States of America. The Articles of Confederation clearly stated in article 1 that the confederacy is to be known as “The United States of America.” The capital T “The” is the only way to distinguish the two. If you see “the United States of America” then it’s referring to George’s creation.
The idea of US citizen and Citizen of the United States is also a bit loaded since the definitions I find define United States as the District of Columbia. There are a few specific geographical references to United States but never in context of citizenship. A State Citizen would be a properly elected official during their term. Otherwise they’d go back to their original status as a state National, and because of the statehood compact, an American National.
So, Americans definitely exist but would be properly identified as American Nationals. This multi layered linguistic confusion has been plaguing the earth for centuries. This is the troubles societies have always faced when allowing lawyers and bankers in. They establish similar titled private companies in hopes of confusing people to contracting with entities they control.
Interesting, thanks for that info
You shut your commie mouth.
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