[Rowdee]

Save me the trouble of reading and just tell me....it was the newly formed legislature that voted, right? :) As I said, how convenient.....government has a way of doing that sort of thing.....of course, when it suits their purposes...i.e. a patriot in recent days and years has been considered scum of the earth...right wing radicals,,,,terrorists...yada yada yada....and yet, the SOBS in order to control and cut down on liberties and freedoms, appropriate the word PATRIOT to wrap themselves in the flag of the nation!!

Thanks....but no thanks.

[Poohbah]

Save me the trouble of reading and just tell me....it was the newly formed legislature that voted, right? :) As I said, how convenient.....government has a way of doing that sort of thing.....of course, when it suits their purposes...i.e. a patriot in recent days and years has been considered scum of the earth...right wing radicals,,,,terrorists...yada yada yada....and yet, the SOBS in order to control and cut down on liberties and freedoms, appropriate the word PATRIOT to wrap themselves in the flag of the nation!!

Actually, the folks who threw the word "patriot" around like a football and tried to say "blowing up a Federal building is patriotic!" are responsible for the term coming into disrepute.

In short, the press refused to disagree with the speakers...

[Aurelius]

"Once the war broke out, a convention was held in Wheeling which formed a breakaway Virginia legislature which they proclaimed to be loyal to the Union. Congress recognized this legislature as the legitimate Virginia legislature."

In other words, some guys got together and said "Let's make our own state, and while we're at it, we'll make ourselves the legislature." The Union Congress was happy to go along with that.

[Non-Sequitur]

Well, it really wasn't that long and it didn't use any big words but if you insist I will fill you in. The long and the short of it is that none of the actions were illegal. West Virginia entered the Union in accordance with the Constitution.

[rdf]

Save me the trouble of reading and just tell me....it was the newly formed legislature that voted, right? :)

I could be wrong, but I think your answer is "No"

Where do you think the argument stands now?

Cheers,

Richard F.