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To: Texas Eagle
Watch the video. KrisAnne Hall explains it all.

I'm sure she does.

Once a territory becomes a state, the federal government has no claims to the property except for use as ports or forts.

Sure they do. When Congress passes an enabling act that admits a state, in addition to establishing the borders it specifies what property the federal government is turning over to the states for its purposes, usually to fund establishing a capitol and infrastructure. Oregon was no different. All property not already privately owned or deeded to the state remained the property of the federal government.

The property belongs to the state. I can't explain it as well as she does.

Well she gives her opinion, and that and $4.50 will get her a latte at Starbucks. That doesn't make her right.

Article IV, Section 3 says "Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States..." There is nothing in that clause, or any other clause in the Constitution, that prevents the government from continuing to own property within the borders of a state once that state has been admitted.

15 posted on 02/08/2016 9:53:44 AM PST by DoodleDawg
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To: DoodleDawg

You might as well beat your head against the wall.


16 posted on 02/08/2016 10:13:13 AM PST by stormer
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To: DoodleDawg
Article IV, Section 3 says "Congress shall have power to dispose of and make all needful rules and regulations respecting the territory or other property belonging to the United States..."

Ah. Very clever how you conveniently fail to capitalize the words Territory and Property as well as forgetting to include the rest of the clause.

Again, KrisAnne explains why those words are capitalized and she explains the ENTIRE clause.

Do yourself a favor. Watch the video. You might actually learn something.

20 posted on 02/08/2016 2:31:28 PM PST by Texas Eagle (If it wasn't for double-standards, Liberals would have no standards at all -- Texas Eagle)
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