Well, the thing is... (And I can provide further extensive
documentation for the following):

	The "United States" is a corporation domiciled in the District of
Columbia. The Constitution is also the "Papers of Incorporation" for the
United States and the United States Codes are the "bylaws" of said
corporation.
	The (u)nited States of America (to which the 14th Amendment DOES
NOT refer), is a separate and distinct entity from the United States.
The 14th says: "born or naturalized in the United States" NOT in the
(u)nited States of America. [The small (u) indicates that the word
"united" is an adjective NOT part of a proper noun like the "United
States" which might as well be called "Bob" or "Botswana" which are
proper nouns...]
	The 14th Amendment CREATED a new type of citizenship called a
"Citizen of the United States" SEPARATE and DISTINCT from the "Citizen
of the (s)everal States" which was by EXTENSION a "Citizen of the United
States".
	State Citizens are NOT wards of Congress as "United States'
Citizens" are.
	"Residence" and "Domicile" are the same word in the vernacular,
but not in true definition. Residence is temporary; domicile is not.
On the Voter Registration card, one is asked;
	"1) Are you a Citizen of the United States?
	"2) Are you a Resident of the State of _________ ?"
	California Government Code says:
	"People who are in this state who are not Citizens of this State are:
	"1) Citizens of Other States; or
	"2) Aliens[!]"
	Remember, the word "alien" and "resident" are the same... Consult
a law doctionary for the exact definition of the words "resident", "alien",
and "domicile". See how nifty a trap this is?
	If you are a resident of _________ and a Citizen of the United
States, then YOUR PRIMARY CITIZENSHIP IS IN THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AND
YOU ARE A WARD OF CONGRESS! Get it?!
	So, the benefit of being a State Citizen is that you are NOT
bound by ANY laws of the United States as those are for wards of Congress.
At least this starts one down the path toward understanding this complex
and convoluted issue. Hope this helps.

Regards,
-A. J. Teel-, Sui Juris