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To: phi11yguy19
Once the compact to form a common government that treated all states equally was violated by that new governemnt

This would actually be a decent argument if the newly elected government had actually performed some action that egregiously violated state equality, and this action had then caused secession.

In actual fact, of course, secession happened many months before the new government took office, much less took unfair action against some states, and was in response to the mere election of a president the seceding states did not like.

23 posted on 05/02/2011 7:20:20 AM PDT by Sherman Logan
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To: Sherman Logan
This would actually be a decent argument if the newly elected government had actually performed some action that egregiously violated state equality, and this action had then caused secession.

The "newly elected" government was merely the icing on the cake.

As Jefferson said, when such a time comes when "it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another", prudence "requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation".

Likewise, while Jefferson declared secession from Britain on behalf of the colonies, the Southern States declared their secession from the U.S. Feel free to read to get your complete list of causes that had been growing for years.

Unfortunately, these have been posted already in the last couple threads, and you seem to insist upon ignoring them. Luckily not everyone here is so obtuse.
30 posted on 05/02/2011 7:52:20 AM PDT by phi11yguy19
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