To: An.American.Expatriate
...the consitution is more or less silent here, other than to guarantee a repubican form of government, it says little on what powers the people / a state has within the state.One of the stories I'll be adding to our "Debate over the Constitution" threads via essay is the story of the Dorr Rebellion in Rhode Island. The best account is by Forrest McDonald in States' Rights and the Union, but there are probably other reasonably good accounts available on the Internet.
It was where the Right to Alter or Abolish got its first test -- and the federal government failed.
210 posted on
08/05/2010 11:39:40 AM PDT by
Publius
(Unless the Constitution is followed, it is simply a piece of paper.)
To: Publius
Hey, thanks -hadn’t heard of that, time to fire up google and read up on it!
212 posted on
08/05/2010 11:42:08 AM PDT by
An.American.Expatriate
(Here's my strategy on the War against Terrorism: We win, they lose. - with apologies to R.R.)
To: Publius
It was where the Right to Alter or Abolish got its first test -- and the federal government failed. How do you figure that?
213 posted on
08/05/2010 11:48:42 AM PDT by
rockrr
(Everything is different now...)
To: Publius
It was where the Right to Alter or Abolish got its first test -- and the federal government failed. In what way did the federal government fail?
216 posted on
08/05/2010 11:51:34 AM PDT by
Bubba Ho-Tep
("More weight!"--Giles Corey)
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