But this raises the question, if it was necessary for the states to adopt the Constitution, why wouldn't it be legal for some of those states to rescind that vote, especially if they felt the contract had been broken?
I'm calling up my Visa card company today and telling them I'm done with the contract too. So sorry about the money I owe. Cheers!
You can leave VISA anytime you want. My understanding is that the Southerners wanted to reach a financial settlement on Federal property in their States. (And it would seem to me that they probably should have been compensated for their share of Federal property in the Northern States, though I do not believe this was requested) "Honest" Abe made sure none of this ever happened.
ML/NJ
Of course. Wasn't Lincoln the first Republican president? Always remember, Lincoln the Republican free the slaves who belonged to Democrats!!