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To: Non-Sequitur
"In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction."

They are referring to LAW SUITS! Litigation! That has absolutely no relevance to secession.
389 posted on 06/20/2003 6:13:49 AM PDT by ought-six
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To: ought-six
They are referring to LAW SUITS! Litigation! That has absolutely no relevance to secession.

Then why doesn't it say 'In all Civil proceedings..."? It says in all cases, civil, criminal, whatever.

Besides, Texas v White was a civil case.

391 posted on 06/20/2003 8:01:53 AM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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