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Thursday, February 19, 2009 09:25 AM
Original article: Eggs are people, too

citizenship

What is the citizenship of an egg or embryo?

The 14th Am, Sec. 1 provides in relevant part that "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside."

Thus you have to be born or naturalized to be a US citizen. To become a naturalized citizen you need to be in the country for 5 years (typically with a green card). However, in order to be naturalized as a US citizen, you have to be a citizen of another country first.

I don't think you can claim eggs on your taxes because eggs do not have social security numbers, which are required for dependents listed on your 1040 form. Could one get a social security number for an egg? Typically when your baby is born in the hospital you have to fill out a form and send it in to get your SSN.

The list of questions is endless.

Wednesday, September 9, 2009 11:39 AM

SC Ruling

The Jim,

Not quite. A material basis for allowing a strip search (in general) is if the students have something that could pose a danger to others in the school environment. The court did not feel that a pill that was the equivalent of two OTC ibuprofen tablets met that burden. You are correct that a strip search might be constitutional if the students hid something that COULD pose a danger, such as powerful prescription drugs. It might also apply to stolen items, provided that those stolen items posed a danger. So, if they stole a gun, or some other weapon, that might be a legal basis. No one can reasonably claim $100 is dangerous. Claims that you could purchase something dangerous with $100 are too speculative, and I do not think they would meet the standard outlined by the SC.

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