according to the Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White, secession was illegal.
>>Bull Snipe wrote, “according to the Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White, secession was illegal.”
Since when is the Supreme Court the Constitution?
The legal document called the Constitution gave the general government few and defined powers. The power over secession is not one of them. Therefore, the states retained that power.
The majority justices on that post-Lincoln Supreme Court were unelected oligarchic usurpers, and we have been plagued with SCOTUS usurpers since. They have completely turned our Constitution on its head. The sooner this nation relegates the Supreme Court back down to its constitutional role, the better.
Mr. Kalamata
“according to the Supreme Court decision in Texas v. White, secession was illegal.”
Victor’s Justice. One branch of the feral government telling the other two that wrongdoing is good.
Inevitable after the disaster at Appomattox.
This set the stage for the Supreme Court justifying the killing of millions in Roe v Wade.