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Politics : Is Secession Doable? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Mana who wrote (360)	11/5/2004 2:36:35 AM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1968

I think they are pissing in the wind on this one but it brings a smile to daydream of a day without any socialists in this country. I appreciate your support. Please spread the word.

To: Mana who wrote (360)	11/5/2004 2:49:55 AM
From: Lazarus_Long	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1968

There was nothing in the Constitution in 1861 either, was there? HOWEVER, the USSC has since ruled that secession is illegal. The question of leaving the Union is not addressed by the Constitution. In Texas v. White (1869), however, the Supreme Court ruled that states could not unilaterally secede from the Union. The Court suggested that the Constitution ordained the "perpetuity and indissolubility of the Union." wordiq.com Texas v. White 74 U.S. 700 (1868) (USSC+) www2.law.cornell.edu\|%5BGroup+citemenu:%5D%29/doc/%7B@1%7D/hit_headings/words=4/hits_only