In most cases, only minor overlap occurred at territorial borders, suggesting vigorous protection of territory. (www1.islandfox.org)
In Re-Creating America, a book on immigration ethics, Dana Wilbanks, a Protestant ethicist, rejects the Westphalian system of nation - states, arguing that territorial borders protect «unjust privilege.» (firstthings.com)
Fundamentally, Spooner is saying that a group of people can't write and sign a document which suddenly has the power to bind anyone to it that didn't personally consent to it including the signers relatives, siblings, associates, and anyone living between arbitrary territorial borders. (politics.stackexchange.com)