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To: Non-Sequitur
"Hardly. And nowhere does the Constitution give states the right to trample on the interests of other states or to secede without consent of all the parties involved. As many Constitutional scholars and Founders have said."

Time to raise the BS flag! Where did the secession of the Southern States "trample upon the interests" of the Northern States? Oh, gee I'm sorry, I guess those interests must lie in how much money they could make off of them, and how much malcontention they could stir up among the slaves of that time. As to your contention that they had to go to all states (or Congress)to get a quorum as to whether they could secede or not is horsecrap! Amendment 10 says they didn't! The plural "states" means each state. I guess by your assertions then you believe the Soviet Union was justified in invading both Hungary and Chekoslovakia when they tried to break away. After all they didn't ask permission either.

187 posted on 10/21/2006 12:16:29 PM PDT by Colt .45 (Navy Veteran - Thermo-Nuclear Landscapers Inc. "Need a change of scenery? We deliver!")
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To: Colt .45
Time to raise the BS flag!

It's been flapping in the breeze since your first post.

Where did the secession of the Southern States "trample upon the interests" of the Northern States?

Seizing property belonging to all states without compensation. Walking away from the debt built up by the nation while they were a part. Abandoning treaties the United States had been complying with.

As to your contention that they had to go to all states (or Congress)to get a quorum as to whether they could secede or not is horsecrap! Amendment 10 says they didn't!

Actually it did, according to the Supreme Court. Oh gee, I'm sorry, I keep forgetting that any Supreme Court decision you disagree with is invalid.

I guess by your assertions then you believe the Soviet Union was justified in invading both Hungary and Chekoslovakia when they tried to break away. After all they didn't ask permission either.

No, Hungary and Czechkoslovakia were sovereign nations, Mississippi and Alabama were not.

190 posted on 10/21/2006 12:44:18 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur
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