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To: Idabilly
If the Supreme Court ruled against the interest of the State of Montana would they be Free to go? With only consent of only a few States?

Then the answer is no. Montana was admitted to the union with the vote of the majority of states. It can't leave with only a few. It's options are to accept the decision of the court, as they agreed when they asked to be admitted to the union, to gather support for a constitutional amendment that would negate the court's decision, to find more support in congress for their departure from the union, or rebellion.

231 posted on 05/07/2009 6:05:01 PM PDT by Bubba Ho-Tep (fyi, i CAN get you banned.--Stand Watie)
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep
“Then the answer is no”

That is the difference between us
I'd say the Federal Government and it's Court have violated the “compact”! When they entered the Union they did so with the understanding
To quote
“The state was admitted to the union in 1889 under President Benjamin Harrison and he approved the state constitution proposal including the right to bear arms, the officials said.

Any other determination, they said, would “offend” the Compact, officials said.

“[That] language … simply cannot be respun to somehow mean a right of state government,” they said.”

232 posted on 05/07/2009 6:27:15 PM PDT by Idabilly
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To: Bubba Ho-Tep
“Montana was admitted to the union with the vote of the majority of states”

Bubba,

With the Understanding that the Constitution would be followed>

“It's options are to accept the decision of the court, as they agreed when they asked to be admitted to the union, to gather support for a constitutional amendment that would negate the court's decision, to find more support in congress for their departure from the union, or rebellion.”

They never agreed to this “living document” liberal nonsense! I would pick rebellion and send an invite to You and N-S. Montana may not have a Standing Army but you'd be amazed what a few Rednecks with Squirrel guns can do!

233 posted on 05/07/2009 6:54:02 PM PDT by Idabilly
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