[lentulusgracchus]

[N-S] When you get right down to it they all seceded illegally. Or so the Supreme Court ruled.

The whole issue, as I've shown you many times, was ultra vires the Supreme Court.

Imagine Chase pretending to rule that Ohio couldn't ratify the Fifteenth Amendment. Sez who?

[Non-Sequitur]

The whole issue, as I've shown you many times, was ultra vires the Supreme Court.

Yes we've all seen your opinion on the matter time and time again.

Imagine Chase pretending to rule that Ohio couldn't ratify the Fifteenth Amendment. Sez who?

Chase alone couldn't rule that. That's why they have nine justices.

[southernsunshine]

U.S. Term Limits, Inc. v. Ray Thornton, United States Supreme Court, Nos. 93-1456 and 93-1828, May 22, 1995 (Dissenting opinion of Justice Thomas, joined in by Justices Renquist, O'Connor and Scalia): the States can exercise all powers that the Constitution does not withhold from them.

Hmmm.....looks like as recently as 1995 we still had Justices who understand States rights. Since the Constitution didn't withhold secession to begin with, it couldn't be withheld. In other words it was an implied right, wouldn't you agree?