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To: DiogenesLamp

Ha—I wasn’t actually expecting specific answers!

But I generally agree with your take. The only areas that I see as impossibly sticky are going with a bare majority that could fluxuate back and forth so readily and not having some sort of practical minimum size of such breakaway, since however fun it might be to declare one’s household, for example, as sovereign country...

Oh, and one more, I’m thinking that some list of grievances with a natural law threshold may be a good idea somehow.


189 posted on 02/24/2022 12:49:46 PM PST by 9YearLurker
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To: 9YearLurker
The only areas that I see as impossibly sticky are going with a bare majority that could fluxuate back and forth so readily and not having some sort of practical minimum size of such breakaway, since however fun it might be to declare one’s household, for example, as sovereign country...

Yeah, that 50% thing is really a weak spot in my opinion. I have long felt we should require super majorities to pass any legislation. If only a bare minimum favors it, it doesn't sound like a very good idea in my opinion.

Absolutely agree with your take on that weak spot.

Oh, and one more, I’m thinking that some list of grievances with a natural law threshold may be a good idea somehow.

I agree, though the Declaration of Independence says that it is "prudent" to list grievances, but not say it is a requirement.

193 posted on 02/24/2022 1:11:58 PM PST by DiogenesLamp ("of parents owing allegiance to no other sovereignty.")
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