Comprehend: personification of vessels,
deodands, 14th amendment allows for treating corporations/dead (personified objects) as natural persons.
As I have expounded many times and in rich detail, passports were originally requests to allow VESSELS to pass with their cargo, crew, etc.
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What is the name of the vessel? When does the vessel-person expire/die? What is the vessel hull number? Who is the commander, captain, surety or owner? If the VESSEL doesn't belong to you then how can you possibly say when or when it cannot leave its 'homeland'? Is the U.S. passport held to be the property of the United States or not?
A. RICE MICHAEL RONALD
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C. The one who signed as bearer and the one whose photograph appears
D. A U.S. vessel is property of the United States.
E. AFAIK it is regarded to be property of the United States.