“Article 4.”
Article 4 says nothing about secession or the dispossesion of Federal property in such an event, so it is just your speculation.
“Not when there is federal property involved. Congress needed the opportunity to prescribe the manner in which that act would be proven.”
Where does the Constitution state this, specifically? Not a clause that you interpret to mean that, but in specific language?
“Could California have done that on Dec 8, 1941? Could California have held a meeting, sent a letter to Congress saying the union is dissolved, seized all ships at the San Diego, San Fransisco, and Los Angeles naval bases, and seized all the buildings at all the naval bases in order raze all buildings and scrap all the ships to show Japan it was neutral so as to not have Japan attack them?”
California would have every right to secede, and by doing so, they would necessarily have to seize any immovable military assets held by foreign governments within their borders. It’s not a matter of “OK” or not, it’s just a fact of life, you can’t ship a fort or military base back to its builder. The question is really, will the original owner decide to try to arrange for compensation through legal, diplomatic, or military channels. The US chose the military channel in the Civil War, it seems to me.
Article 4 covers acts of states. Secession is an act of a state.
Where does the Constitution state this, specifically? Not a clause that you interpret to mean that, but in specific language?
Article 4.
California would have every right to secede, and by doing so, they would necessarily have to seize any immovable military assets held by foreign governments within their borders. It’s not a matter of “OK” or not, it’s just a fact of life, you can’t ship a fort or military base back to its builder. The question is really, will the original owner decide to try to arrange for compensation through legal, diplomatic, or military channels. The US chose the military channel in the Civil War, it seems to me.
LOL The judgment capabilities of a reb sympathizer on display for all to see. You would have let California seize our ability to fight WW2. Unbelievable.
Can Jerry Brown and the California legislature seize all naval bases in California and sell them to China today?
It was the South that fired on Sumter.