Secession isn't mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
The several of the ratifying convention specially spoke of it.
Perhaps, but none spoke loudly enough or adamantly enough to compel a constitutional definition of the process of secession.
There is no possibility that the Constitution or any constitution for that matter could ever take from us the right of secession. That is what inalienable is all about.
That is a matter of opinion. Currently, the Supreme Court has ruled that secession, as practiced by the State of Texas, is unconstitutional and illegal. But no one here is positing that secession is forbidden or that it can (or should) be taken from us. Just that in their haste the fire-eaters went about it disastrously wrong.
“”Not only was the Right of secession spoken of as inalienable in the preceding Declaration of independence.(Thus absolutely impossible to ever cede-away by any-means!)”
Secession isn’t mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.”
Indeed it is recognize this line?:
“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government, laying its foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness. “
http://www.ushistory.org/declaration/document/
This is secession both in description and in demonstration, but it doesn’t end there guess what they do at the END of the document?
“We, therefore, the Representatives of the united States of America, in General Congress, Assembled, appealing to the Supreme Judge of the world for the rectitude of our intentions, do, in the Name, and by Authority of the good People of these Colonies, solemnly publish and declare, That these united Colonies are, and of Right ought to be Free and Independent States, that they are Absolved from all Allegiance to the British Crown, and that all political connection between them and the State of Great Britain, is and ought to be totally dissolved; and that as Free and Independent States, they have full Power to levy War, conclude Peace, contract Alliances, establish Commerce, and to do all other Acts and Things which Independent States may of right do. — And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of Divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, our Fortunes, and our sacred Honor.”
Yes that is right the Declaration of Independence is in fact a Declaration of Secession.
It seems idiotic that anyone could miss that fact... LoL
“”The several of the ratifying convention specially spoke of it.”
Perhaps, but none spoke loudly enough or adamantly enough to compel a constitutional definition of the process of secession.”
There is no utility to defining a reserved right of the States in the constitution which is so fundamental and abundantly obvious as the right of secession. At least that is how it seemed to them at the time, given they had just fought a war of secession from the British empire and asserted theses rights to be inalienable.
But given the Experience we had with the despot Lincoln 150 years ago I think you may be right so that future despots may be less easily able to fool so many people into being their tool of tyranny.
“”There is no possibility that the Constitution or any constitution for that matter could ever take from us the right of secession. That is what inalienable is all about.”
That is a matter of opinion. Currently, the Supreme Court has ruled that secession, as practiced by the State of Texas, is unconstitutional and illegal. But no one here is positing that secession is forbidden or that it can (or should) be taken from us. Just that in their haste the fire-eaters went about it disastrously wrong.”
The Federal employees in black-robes have ZERO weigh when it comes to the extent of their own and that of their masters power. Of course they support the discretion of people who hand picked them. In that ruling they even knew their master was wrong when they tried to distinguish secession from the other word for the same known as revolution.
They knew they were dead-wrong but they were so bound up in loyalty to he evil they and their appointees had just got done commuting that they couldn’t vary well admit. 300 thousand useful idiots just died enslaving 11 States to their “unconditional rule”.
I say this with sadness as my ancestors were among them useful idiots.