Posted on 05/07/2009 2:58:22 PM PDT by OneVike
The United States of America is really 50 sovereign states in a union and that union can dissolve just like the Soviet Union did. This article will give some possibilities how that break up can occur but there certainly could be other scenarios for this to happen.
The major possibility is that after national elections socialist/liberal/progressive forces take control of the executive and legislative branches of government and soon thereafter the Supreme Court. They then would proceed to pass and uphold every sort of socialist legislation such as: hate speech laws, gun laws, immigration laws, socialized medicine, social activism and secular humanism agendas in schools and places of work, outlawing of home schooling, expanding social give-away programs, passing tax laws that burden the middle-class, implementing carbon restrictions and fees, increasing big brother/nanny state police powers and many other laws and regulations that subvert individual freedoms given under the Constitution of the United States for what they will claim to be the greater good of society.
“The Left Coast and the North East will starve. (Although California does have a large agricultural potential.)”
California is the LARGEST agriculture peoducing state in the union. Has been all my life.
Not potential; fact.
Don’t for get about that fiddle made of gold.
Already scored that offa him.
Paid off the mortgage.
We love the devil, he's a source of revenue and humor.
If there is such a catalyst, some sort of “secessionist movement” is possible. It is not beyond comprehension that such a catalyst occurs, I enumerate some in a previous post.
What would cause you to revolt?
schu
Good one. And they say Religion is the opiate of the masses .... it really is the TV!
schu
I had a German teacher in High School who said just this. Basically they did not care where the bread came from, just that it came.
It was the Commies and the Jews in Germany, it will be those Christians here.
Let's hope it does not happen.
schu
The short answer is I dunno. Fort Bragg is a tough one.
North Carolina has about 9 million people so theoretically they could assemble a large enough force to take Fort Bragg directly if they made such a silly decision.
In practice, there's some pure Red areas in western NC but overall there's a lot of light red, blue and purple. It wouldn't be everyone in the State who was willing to secede and the fight would not be just between secessionists and Fort Bragg, but between secessionists and their neighbors.
In fact that's the way it is across much of the United States. The secessionist contingent seems to think the lines will be clear cut by State and or region. They won't be. If it comes, it'll be county against county against city. Neighborhood against neighborhood. Some places neighbor against neighbor.
If it comes, it may be really ugly.
“Good one. And they say Religion is the opiate of the masses .... it really is the TV!”
Keep in mind that I use Plasmas metaphorically, to represent a fat, dumb, and happy society (that thinks they’re wealthy).
You sir/ma'am are FOS. They'd be in the red.
Let's take the Roman empire for example. Augustus the first emperor in about, let's use this as datum, in 1 A.D. Look at the Roman emperors from 200 - 220 A.D.
Pertinax (murdered), Didius Julianus who won his job in auction (executed), Septimius Severus (natural Causes), Caracalla (murdered by the army), Geta (murdered), Macrinus (murdered), Diadumenian (murdered) and our buddy Elegabalus (decapitated and thrown in the sewer). Empires run the courses.
I think we are heading to some sort realignment in the next 20 to 50 years.
This whole thing is going to be interesting to watch. I wonder if it’s the same way people felt back in 1855 just prior to the Civil War ....
Texas under Mexico.....I DON’T THINK SO....
There are too many REAL TEXANS left for that to happen....
If the US split, I would think the most Western and Eastern states would be seperate, but I would think that most of Middle America would stick together...as most of these are conservatives and for the most part on the same wave link...
“Texas under Mexico.....I DONT THINK SO....”
I didn’t mean all of Texas, just parts of it along the border with Mexico.
Constituionally, no.
Article 4 section 4
The United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a Republican Form of Government, and shall protect each of them against Invasion; and on Application of the Legislature, or of the Executive (when the Legislature cannot be convened) against domestic Violence.
This does not, however, says Barbeyrac, hinder but each confederated state may provide for its particular safety, by repressing its rebellious subjects. And herewith the present constitution of the United States fully agrees. For although congress are bound to guarantee to every state in the union a republican form of government, and to protect each of them against invasion; and also against domestic violence; yet this last is only to be done where the legislature, or executive of the state (where the legislature cannot be convened) shall make the application.
George Tucker Of the Several Forms of Government, SECTION XII
A State has to request assistance from or give permission to the federal government before the federal government can use military force inside the State.
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There is also-
Article VI. - The United States
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
Every State as some form or other of this in their own Constitutions -
THE TEXAS CONSTITUTION
Article 1 - BILL OF RIGHTS
Section 24 - MILITARY SUBORDINATE TO CIVIL AUTHORITY
The military shall at all times be subordinate to the civil authority
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This IS all providing, of course, anyone pays any attention to any of the Constitutions.
Thanks for the information. It is quite educating.
[grin]
And no way South Carolina, Tenn. or Kentucky joins any European union.
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