Maybe I'm tired, but this surely seems to say it best.& I live in Virginia (yeah, lucky me). Here goes, from the Code of Virginia:


General Provisions:<FONT size=2><FONT size=2>


§ 1-13.19. Person.


The word "person" shall include any individual, corporation, partnership, association, company, business, trust, joint venture or other legal entity. </FONT>


§ 1-13.26. State.


The word "state," when applied to a part of the United States, shall be construed to extend to and include the several commonwealths therein, the District of Columbia and the several territories so-called. <FONT size=2>


§ 1-13.31. United States.


The words "United States" shall be construed to include the District of Columbia and the several territories so-called.


<FONT face=Arial size=2>[Inclusio unius est exclusio alterius: </FONT><FONT face=Arial size=2>The inclusion of one is the exclusion of another.]</FONT><FONT size=3><FONT face="Times New Roman"> </FONT></FONT>


<FONT size=2>§ 1-18. Who are citizens. Taxation, Income Tax


All persons born in this Commonwealth; all persons born in any other state of this Union, who may be or become residents of this Commonwealth; all aliens naturalized under the laws of the United States, who may be or become residents of this Commonwealth; all persons who have obtained a right to citizenship under former laws; and all children, wherever born, whose father, or, if he be dead, whose mother, shall be a citizen of this Commonwealth at the time of the birth of such children, shall be deemed citizens of this Commonwealth. <FONT size=2>


§ 58.1-302. Definitions. (Title 58 is income tax)


For the purpose of this chapter and unless otherwise required by the context:


"Individual" means all natural persons whether married or unmarried and fiduciaries acting for natural persons, but not fiduciaries acting for trusts or estates</FONT>


Therefore:


Since "person" includes "individual," and "individual" includes "natural person," that makes me a "natural person." And


Since "state" includes the several states, DC, and terrorities, and


Since "United States" includes DC and territories, and


Since&"persons born" in Virginia are "citizens" of Virginia,


THEN "persons" born in Virginia can NOT be citizens of the "United States" because "United States" means&DC and territories.


Am I missing something?


Hope not. There's a couple of "agents" at Virginia Dept of Taxation who would like to burn me at the stake, and nothing I like more than adding fuel to the fire.


And IF this is sound reasoning, think of the ramifications.


All those "are you a citizen of the US" questions would have to be answered with a "No."


State income tax?& Null and void since I'm NOT a citizen of US and "federal adjusted gross" income would be meaningless.


Oh, the mind boggles. But again, the mind it tired.


So, speak up, please.& And thanks.


Randy


(By the way: I'm still new around here. Gotta say: Y'all got a tremendous thing going on here. You should be really proud of yourselves.)</FONT></FONT></FONT>