The Expose' briefings go in great depth concerning what UNITED STATES is, it's jurisdictions, and other aspects. Here is the Title 18 Sec. 5 statement of U.S. Code.
There are bolded segments of interest regarding 1917, which involved in part, the judiciaries Acts by congress. These Acts were a key stepping stone to where we find ourselves now. Done during or because of WAR, the people began to lose their control of America.
Note, however, United States jurisdiction is territorial in nature. Jurisdictional activities must be based upon "ownership", master/slave, agency and partnership relationships, and/or base contracts.
Remember, United States is foreign to the states. Note reference to "continental or insular".
These are not the official versions, though taken from the congressional released pdf. For the official version see the proper government site, or other authorized supplier.
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18 USC Sec. 5 01/22/02
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TITLE 18 - CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
PART I - CRIMES
CHAPTER 1 - GENERAL PROVISIONS
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Sec. 5. United States defined
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The term ''United States'', as used in this title in a territorial sense, includes all places and waters, continental or insular, subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, except the Canal Zone.
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(June 25, 1948, ch. 645, 62 Stat. 685.)
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HISTORICAL AND REVISION NOTES
Based on title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., Sec. 39, 133, 346, 381, 502, and 632, and section 40 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense (June 15, 1917, ch. 30, title XIII, Sec. 1, 40 Stat. 231).
Section consolidates the first sentence of section 39, all of sections 133, 346, and 632, and the second sentences, respectively, of sections 381 and 502, all of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., and section 40 of title 50, U.S.C., 1940 ed., War and National Defense, with minor changes in phraseology.
All of these sections and parts of sections were derived from section 1 of title XIII of said act of June 15, 1917. Said section 40 of title 50, U.S.C., War and National Defense, has also been retained in that title, as it still relates to some sections therein which were not transferred to this title.
The remainder of said section 39 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which was derived from sections 2, 3, and 4 of title XIII of the act of June 15, 1917, relating to jurisdiction and other matters, is almost entirely obsolete. The provisions still in force are incorporated in section 3241 of this title.
The remaining provisions of said sections 381 and 502 of title 18, U.S.C., 1940 ed., which were derived from sources other than said section 1 of title XIII of the act of June 15, 1917, are incorporated in sections 1364 and 2275 of this title.
SENATE REVISION AMENDMENT
Words '', except the Canal Zone.'' were substituted for the period in this section by Senate amendment. See Senate Report No. 1620, amendment No. 2, 80th Cong.
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REFERENCES IN TEXT
For definition of Canal Zone, referred to in text, see section 3602(b) of Title 22, Foreign Relations and Intercourse.
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SECTION REFERRED TO IN OTHER SECTIONS
This section is referred to in sections 112, 878, 1116, 1201, 2340 of this title.