“It is an established maxim that birth is a criterion of allegiance. Birth however derives its force sometimes from place and sometimes from parentage, but in general place is the most certain criterion; it is what applies in the United States; it will therefore be unnecessary to investigate any other.”— Congressman James Madison, House of Representatives, May 22, 1789
It would take me some time but eventually I could put every poster on this thread into one of two categories... the Fogbows, and the Continentals.