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To: Jonty30

Thier were penalties for trying to rend the United States.


122 posted on 12/28/2023 9:42:17 AM PST by cowboyusa (YESHUA IS KING OF AMERICA! DEATH TO MARXISM AND LEFTISM! AMERICA, COWBOY UP!)
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To: cowboyusa

In 1861, where were the penalties?
My understanding is that the Federal government, in 1861, could set the conditions for the entry of new states into the union, but it could not stop a state from leaving the union because all power that was not reserved for the federal government belonged to the state. I think the Founding Fathers knew what the phrase, All Power” when they wrote that down.


123 posted on 12/28/2023 9:47:22 AM PST by Jonty30 (In a nuclear holocaust, there is always a point in time where the meat is cooked to perfection. )
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