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Platapus · 01-02-21, 09:44 AM

Whenever any citizen of the United States discovers a deposit of guano on any island, rock, or key, not within the lawful jurisdiction of any other Government, and not occupied by the citizens of any other Government, and takes peaceable possession thereof, and occupies the same, such island, rock, or key may, at the discretion of the President, be considered as appertaining to the United States.

The Guano Islands Act of 1856... still on the books.

01-02-21, 09:44 AM	#36
Platapus Fleet Admiral Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 18,951 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 0	I claim this land in the name of bird poop. Whenever any citizen of the United States discovers a deposit of guano on any island, rock, or key, not within the lawful jurisdiction of any other Government, and not occupied by the citizens of any other Government, and takes peaceable possession thereof, and occupies the same, such island, rock, or key may, at the discretion of the President, be considered as appertaining to the United States. The Guano Islands Act of 1856... still on the books. __________________ abusus non tollit usum - A right should NOT be withheld from people on the basis that some tend to abuse that right.