Article VI paragraph 2 clearly states that the Constitution and federal laws are the supreme law of the land and that the federal judiciary has the right of review of all state laws and acts. ..... wideawake
Article VI paragraph 2 states:
"This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby, anything in the Constitution or laws of any State to the contrary notwithstanding.
The Tenth Amendment reads:
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
In 1860, what Federal law prohibited secession?
In 1860, in the absence of such a Federal law and in view of the silence of the Constitution in regards to secession, what made the clear language of the Tenth Amendment inoperative?
"The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people."
(To Sacajaweau: The back and forth arguments will now continue for 3,000+ posts.)
The Constitution - specifically where it states that the Constitution is the supreme law of the land.
What is secession, other than the declaration by a state that the Constitution is not the supreme law of the land?
An act of secession is a state act that is a specific violation of an explicit provision of the Constitution.