[drjimmy]

The colonies did not secede from Great Britain. They were colonies, which meant that they were governed differently from the rest of Great Britain. All U.S. states are governed equally under the U.S. Constitution.

[itsahoot]

All U.S. states are governed equally under the U.S. Constitution.

[crz]

“All U.S. states are governed equally under the U.S. Constitution.”

Oh really? So..states who’s legislature let their court re-write voting laws which violate the constitution are what? More equal?

[Mr Rogers]

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-

-That to secure these rights, Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, -

-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."

Hard to reconcile that with the idea that places filled with people who consider the federal government evil must still stay and obey the evil government they do not consent to be governed by.

[Kevmo]

We are ALL colonies now, competing against the illegal colonization of folks who care nothing about our constitutional rights other than what they can take in the form of benefits to themselves.