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Executive Appeal for Expatriation Rights
- When
- December 1866
- Where
- Executive Branch
President Johnson called on Congress to assert that naturalization exempted native-born subjects from foreign military service obligations.
In his Second Annual Message in December 1866, Johnson emphasized the executive department's long-standing position. He argued that naturalization by one state fully exempted native-born subjects of other states from military service under foreign governments, highlighting the urgency of the issue.
Sources
- Expatriation Act of 1868 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-10-05
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