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To: FreedomCalls
James Madison:

"An inference from the doctrine that a single State has the right to secede at will from the rest is that the rest would have an equal right to secede from it; in other words, to turn it, against its will, out of its union with them."

Is he right?

222 posted on 08/28/2007 12:03:12 PM PDT by Non-Sequitur (Save Fredericksburg. Support CVBT.)
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To: Non-Sequitur
Is he right?

Yes, he is. The rest of the states can expell another if they so desire. It's happened with territories. Why not with states?

254 posted on 08/28/2007 1:14:39 PM PDT by FreedomCalls (It's the "Statue of Liberty," not the "Statue of Security.")
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