"Of course I don't know the thought processes of the NINE justices who ruled that the actions of the so-called seceded states were in fact rebellion against the lawful government. But they may have included something like this:
If a state could unilaterally withdraw from the Union, then supremacy would rest with each state, respectively - not with the Constitution and the laws made pursuant to it. As the Constituion expressly declares the Constitution to be the Supreme Law of the land, any act that denies this supremacy (e.g., unilateral withdrawl) must be unconstitutional."
Walt
Well, Walt, at least you are recycling your garbage.
Walt
Well, Walt, at least you are recycling your garbage.
And your answer to this premise regarding the supremacy clause is........?
Walt