Texas v. White, 1869 declared secession unconstitutional.
“Texas v. White, 1869 declared secession unconstitutional.”
Victors’ justice. Nothing more.
Derick Chauvin murdered George Floyd.
We know.
We just went through a situation where a so-called "constitutional right" was found invalid at the SCOTUS level. A lot of laws have been passed lately to take elections out of the hands of the people, and abridge many other constitutional rights. Should we fail to continue upholding the intentions of the Founders because someone passed a law of political intentions?
Surely the governments of the 1860s were aware of the threat of secession, which (as has been explained many times upthread) was more about the North's financial exploitation of the South than any other consideration. Perhaps the legislators of the late 1860s thought a "law" would stop secession from happening, the same way today's officials think "gun-free zone" laws stop shootings.