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To: rockrr

Lincoln did not abolish secession de jure, but Lincoln and the civil war did it de facto.

Whether secession from this government can be accomplished legally and without violence is highly unlikely.


106 posted on 04/14/2015 9:39:05 AM PDT by grumpygresh (Democrats & GOPe delenda est. President zero gave us patient zero.)
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To: grumpygresh
Whether secession from this government can be accomplished legally and without violence is highly unlikely.

As the Supreme Court ruled in 1869 secession is possible through two means; rebellion or the consent of the other states. The South tried the first path and look where that got them. Maybe next time they'll try the second one.

110 posted on 04/14/2015 9:43:59 AM PDT by DoodleDawg
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