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Sovereignty of the citizen,

60 U.S. 393 (____) 19 How. 393 DRED SCOTT, PLAINTIFF IN ERROR, v. JOHN F.A. SANDFORD. Supreme Court of United States. The words "people of the United States" and "citizens" are synonymous terms and mean the same thing. They both describe the political body who, according to our republican institutions, form the sovereignty, and who hold the power and conduct the Government through their representatives. They are what we familiarly call the "sovereign people," and every citizen is one of this people, and a constituent member of this sovereignty.Liberty Steel (talk) 16:15, 12 December 2019 (UTC)