> As one of the 7.1 billion people who are not US citizens, I object to the notion that only the rights of Americans warrant protection.
As I see it, that is exactly as it should be. Just as you are not subject to American law, except when you are in America or the provisions of a treaty, you should also not be protected by it, except when you are in America, etc. etc.
> As surprising as this may sound, those of us born in other countries have the same rights too, and deserve the same protections.
Those protections that you may have derive from your own government and your own set of laws and the treaties made within that framework. You want to be protected by the laws of the United States of America, then be a citizen, with all the duties and responsibilities thereof.
As I see it, that is exactly as it should be. Just as you are not subject to American law, except when you are in America or the provisions of a treaty, you should also not be protected by it, except when you are in America, etc. etc.
> As surprising as this may sound, those of us born in other countries have the same rights too, and deserve the same protections.
Those protections that you may have derive from your own government and your own set of laws and the treaties made within that framework. You want to be protected by the laws of the United States of America, then be a citizen, with all the duties and responsibilities thereof.