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Originally posted by Possum
I hate to brake it to them, but its against the Constitution for any state to Secede from the nation. Heh. |
When the Southern states seceded, secession was not illegal. In fact, Lee was never brought to trial for treason after the war. Those trials would have settled the question legally. However, military force is what settled the question of secession.
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Originally posted by Possum
what is the whole point of keeping a constitution if we can just defy it? |
The Constitution has been defied for a long time now. Social Security, Welfare, Federal Reserve, etc are all unconstitutional. And Congress isn't keen on declaring war when needed. So while we have a Constution in theory, we don't follow it in practice.