To: SouthernFreebird
People do not understand the implications of federal troops moving into a state and taking over control without the permission of a governor.
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
I think you're right. It's been SO long since we've thought of each state as sovereign instead of some division of the federal government.This is a great civics lesson - unfortunately many people had to die to catch the attention of most of the US residents.
To: Don'tMessWithTexas
People do not understand the implications of federal troops moving into a state and taking over control without the permission of a governor.And yet, President Eisenhower did just that when he sent the 101st. Airborne Division into Little Rock, AK, in September of 1957 to enforce the US Constitution.
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09/08/2005 9:05:43 PM PDT by
elbucko
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