So, you equate those who would sign such a secession petition online (not saying I support this secession idea at all) with “fomenting insurrection”. That, my FRiend, is one hell of a stretch. Care to elaborate?
“So, you equate those who would sign such a secession petition online...with “fomenting insurrection”. That, my FRiend, is one hell of a stretch. Care to elaborate?”
I am simply trying to point out, imperfectly, it seems, that WE can believe and define it any way WE want. We can all agree 100% on this issue, but the federal authority is going to see it as insurrection should push come to shove.
See Whiskey Rebellion, Shay’s Rebellion, Dorr’s Rebellion, Frie’s Rebellion, Green Corn Rebellion, John Brown, & the Civil War.
It is historical fact that the United States federal government has never allowed any part of the country to secede despite various attempts in our history. Lincoln and the remaining Congress viewed Southern seccession as insurrection as the Civil War broke out. It didn’t really matter how Jefferson Davis or Southern patriots defined it once the die was cast. The same goes for Washington and the Whiskey Rebellion.
Do I make sense or am I off base?