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History repeats itself? SC reps offer secession over guns
The State ^ | 4/6/2018 | MEG KINNARD

Posted on 04/07/2018 4:27:44 AM PDT by 2nd amendment mama

COLUMBIA, S.C.

South Carolina debated seceding from the Union more than 150 years ago, one of the opening salvos of the Civil War. Now, the topic has come up again, amid a national debate over firearms and gun rights.

A trio of state House Republicans on Thursday quietly introduced a bill that would allow lawmakers to debate seceding from the U.S. "if the federal government confiscates legally purchased firearms in this State."

Rep. Mike Pitts, the measure's chief sponsor, acknowledged Friday in an interview with The Associated Press that the bill has no chance of passage this year but pledged to continue to raise the issue based on what he described as a defense of the Bill of Rights.

"Without a Bill of Rights, our nation is not what it is," Pitts said. "I see a lot of stuff where people even talk about totally repealing the Second Amendment, which separates us from the entire rest of the world."

(Excerpt) Read more at thestate.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: South Carolina
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To: Vince Ferrer
 
 
We need to find a way to kick out the states that don’t.
 
It's already happening - various jurisdictions to include individual counties & municipalities have kicked themselves out - rather similar to the run-up to the ruckus in the 1860s. The breakup of the US has been in motion for some time now, just that there doesn't seem to be much acknowledgement of it.
 
 

41 posted on 04/07/2018 10:32:00 AM PDT by lapsus calami (What's that stink? Code Pink ! ! And their buddy Murtha, too!)
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To: Svartalfiar

Your right, the states are not sovereign. They do not have the ability to declare war, make treaties with other countries, or a myriad of other powers that sovereign nations have. As Chief Justice Marshall stated in McCulloch v. Maryland; “once the states set in motion
the process that led to the adoption of the Constitution, the newly created federal government obtained from the citizenry a sovereignty that was beyond the states’ control”


42 posted on 04/07/2018 10:45:10 AM PDT by OIFVeteran
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To: 2nd amendment mama

California wants to secede over illegal invaders. SC wants to secede over gun grabbers. Who wants to secede next? State your issue, take a number, get in line.


43 posted on 04/07/2018 11:33:04 AM PDT by Eleutheria5 (“If you are not prepared to use force to defend civilization, then be prepared to accept barbarism.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

I don’t think it will be state vs. state or region vs region like the last time. The picture/lanscape has changed since then. Today, it’s more political ideology than anything else (socialism vs individual freedom).
Just rid ourselves of all the insane, moronic libs ( the walking democrats) and the nation will be better and stronger than it’s ever been in its history.


44 posted on 04/07/2018 11:51:54 AM PDT by lgjhn23 (It's easy to be liberal when you're dumber than a box of rocks.)
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To: 2nd amendment mama

Just declare the state a sanctuary state from federal gun laws.
Liberals have set the precedent with several states being “sanctuary” states from immigration AND drug laws.


45 posted on 04/07/2018 12:22:06 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Vince Ferrer

You are correct you don’t secede you make the other dumb bastard secede. You declare an emergency session of Congress made up of loyal red state senators and representatives and you vote out Cali, NY, NE Illinois. But this is the important part they don’t get to keep the whole states, West New York is ours they get to keep downstate, we keep Illinois they get Chicago. They get SF and LA we keep almost everything else. And if they won’t secede we expulse them. Good riddance!


46 posted on 04/07/2018 12:28:55 PM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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To: joegoeny
But this is the important part they don’t get to keep the whole states, West New York is ours they get to keep downstate, we keep Illinois they get Chicago.

That's an important point, the breakup should be by county. The seceding states would be like a federation of Singapores or Hong Kongs, not a full country.

47 posted on 04/07/2018 12:33:03 PM PDT by Vince Ferrer
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To: 2nd amendment mama

then why do you keep voting for that idiot Graham?


48 posted on 04/07/2018 1:45:22 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: miss marmelstein

It’s inevitable. It is gonna happen. Too much bad blood between the masses. I’ve stated it multiple times on FR throughout the years:

WE CANNOT CO-EXIST WITH THE LEFT.


49 posted on 04/07/2018 1:46:40 PM PDT by max americana (Fired libtard employees 9 consecutive times at every election since 08'. I hope all liberals die.)
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To: DBrow
You drop a few of the front runners and many will suddenly have a pressing engagement elsewhere.

My 6.5 Creedmoor is good for a thousand yards... if not for the tragic canoeing accident.

50 posted on 04/07/2018 3:48:12 PM PDT by NativeSon ( Grease the floor with Crisco when I dance the Disco)
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To: Bob434

“Waco- Ruby ridge-
Anyone showing civil disobedience will be labeled as ‘extremists’ ‘terrorists’ etc and the government will use it as an excuse to use force.”

Yeah, I know. But, a lot has changed since then. People no longer automatically assume that government is right and is the good guy. There is a higher level of healthy skepticism and distrust of the government than in the past. Also, Social media, internet, conservative news has made it much more difficult for the government to deceive the people.


51 posted on 04/07/2018 4:05:52 PM PDT by snoringbear (W,E.oGovernment is the Pimp,)
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To: NativeSon

Yeah that will work for the crowd in front, while the crowd in the back chucks molotovs through the ground floor and basement windows, chanting hey hey ho ho every freeper has to go!

maybe a SAW or M-60...


52 posted on 04/07/2018 6:41:43 PM PDT by DBrow
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To: 2nd amendment mama; 2A Patriot; 4everontheRight; 77Jimmy; A Strict Constructionist; ...
Second ping to this topic.

South Carolina Ping   

If you'd like to be on or off the South Carolina ping list, just click Private Reply below and drop me a FReepmail.

53 posted on 04/07/2018 11:46:04 PM PDT by upchuck (Keep a sharp lookout. The best is yet to come.)
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To: j.argese
Moved to S.C. several years back. It put my life into perspective very quickly. I'm only sorry I didn't move down sooner. It's nice to breathe the air like a freeman.

Self-reliance. Self-respect. Looking straight ahead, proud for once not looking down at the ground for my mama's tit.

By God, I love this place.

I moved to SC last December, and I echo your sentiments.

It's nice to breathe the air like a freeman.

54 posted on 04/08/2018 5:11:29 AM PDT by onona (Bull - my rights are sacrosanct.)
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To: CapnJack

Judicial modification of The Bill of Rights represents a breach of the contract that is defined by the original Constitution.


55 posted on 04/08/2018 9:01:27 AM PDT by reg45 (Barack 0bama: Gone but not forgiven.)
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To: OIFVeteran

Then your oath was a false one, and now you’ve told the whole world that this was so.


56 posted on 04/08/2018 11:46:11 AM PDT by thoughtomator (Number of arrested coup conspirators to date: 0)
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To: Vince Ferrer

Right and we control transport, electric and water supply. We can charge them for the use.


57 posted on 04/09/2018 10:50:41 AM PDT by joegoeny ("Nuts!")
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