[PatrioticAmerican]

"Do you honestly mean to allege, that without The Louisiana Purchase, the people of said French Province would have been free to Vote themselves into the union??????
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It doesn;t matter who purchased the land. The state is a sovereign government and territory all to itself. Upon creation of the state, the fed is subordinate to the state. The fed may own land they hold title to, but they also sold enough land to the people for them to create the state.

The fed owns large tracks of colorado land, do they, then own Colorado? Keep in mind, Colorado residents also own more than than the feds.

Show in the US Constitution where the feds may own land and, therefore, gives them title to the state.

[hobbes1]

No, The people of the Territories voted to Become States, and when they did, sunbmitted themselves to the control of Constitutional Government, Including Art1 Sec10 Clause1.


And Article 3 clearly states that the Congress has control of the territory. The language is unambigous.