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''The Constitution also says, "The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution[.]" ''

Well the Constitution they signed up for no longer existed at that point. At which point all of your complaints are void.

''In other words, it wasn't a matter of secession so much as revolution. ''

The Nouth invaded, not the South. It was a matter of secession. It still is...and I do pray you learn the lesson before it happens again, for the same reason.

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The Nouth invaded, not the South. It was a matter of secession. It still is...and I do pray you learn the lesson before it happens again, for the same reason.

Take a look at how much money the South now sucks out of the North, a big hunk ofit going to Federal military installations and Federal agencies. Do you really believe the New South is going to shoot the golden goose that feeds it? As for threats about it happening "again", you'll notice that it didn't go so well the first time and I see no reason to believe that it would go any better a second time.