Jul 25, 2008 | 4:52 PM
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Political
The words 'we the people of the united states'and 'citizens'are synonymous terms,and mean the same thing.They both describe the political body who,according to institutions,form a sovereignty,and hold the power and conduct the government through their representatives.They are what we familiary call the 'Sovereign People',and every citizen is one of these people,and a constituent member of this svereignty" C.J. Taney,in Dred Scott v. Sanford,19 How. at p. 404 (1857)