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To: donmeaker
There was no secession of any state.

I've posted this before, but in case you missed it;

But the seceding states were certainly justified upon that principle; and from the duty which every state is acknowledged to owe to itself, and its own citizens by doing whatsoever may best contribute to advance its own happiness and prosperity; and much more, what may be necessary to the preservation of its existence as a state.
Of the Several Forms of Government, St. George Tucker, View of the Constitution of the United States, Section XIII

The States seceded from the Articles of Confederation and Perpetual Union.

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You've yet to answer any question and continually refuse to source anything to substantiate your assertions.

Just blah, blah, blah. This is the way it is because I say so.

Have a nice day.

252 posted on 02/23/2012 8:40:22 AM PST by MamaTexan (I am a ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
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To: MamaTexan

Donmaeker is a fascist at heart, he hates states rights and the republic. For him it is Union uber alles.


253 posted on 02/25/2012 12:11:52 PM PST by central_va ( I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn.)
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To: MamaTexan

Really, you can Google this stuff. I don’t see why I need to teach you elementary history.

“According to their own terms for modification (Article XIII), the Articles would still have been in effect until 1790, the year in which the last of the 13 states ratified the new Constitution. The Congress under the Articles continued to sit until November 1788, overseeing the adoption of the new Constitution by the states, and setting elections. By that date, 11 of the 13 states had ratified the new Constitution. On September 13, 1788, it published an announcement that the new Constitution had been ratified by the necessary nine states, set the first Wednesday in February 1789 for the presidential electors to meet and select a new president, and set the first Wednesday of March 1789 as the day the new government would take over and the government under the Articles of Confederation would come to an end. On that same September 13, it determined that New York would remain the national capital.

So lets review: The states adopted the new constitution. The Congress of the confederation itself decided on the day that the new government would take over. There was no secession of the various states.


254 posted on 02/26/2012 9:25:45 AM PST by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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