Deliberately rejecting this limitation, the authors of the Amendment recorded their purpose that no person, within the national jurisdiction, of whatever character, shall be deprived of liberty without due process of law.
Sumner explains the intention behind the Amendment to ensure that no person is deprived of liberty without due process, regardless of their status.
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