[capitan_refugio]

Thank you for providing the history lesson from the economist Walter Williams. Williams needs to avoid straying too far from his field of expertise.

There were no conditional ratifications of the proposed Constitution of 1787. There is no reserved right to unilaterally secede after unconditionally ratifying the Constitution.

If a people desire to revolt due to tyranny and oppression, that is their natural right, but it is not a constitutional right. Your post is just more Neo-confederate pabulum.

[Gianni]

There were no conditional ratifications of the proposed Constitution of 1787.

Agreed, Madison indicated that the secession clauses were implicit in the document itself, and could not be considered conditions. Hamilton was forced to accept this if he wanted the Constitution.

He did.

[nolu chan]

Thank you for providing the history lesson from the economist Walter Williams. Williams needs to avoid straying too far from his field of expertise.

Walter Williams serves as good counterpoint to all the philosophy lessons you serve up from Harry Jaffa.