The Sovereign Citizen: Denaturalization and the Origins of the American Republic

Present—day Americans feel secure in their citizenship: they are free to speak up for any cause, oppose their government, marry a person of any background, and live where they choose—at home or abroad. Denaturalization and denationalization are more often associated with twentieth—century authoritarian regimes. But there was a time when American—born and naturalized foreign—born individuals in the United States could be deprived of their citizenship and its associated rights. Patrick Weil e...