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Takezo wrote:
Please correct me if I am wrong.... but Texas can legally succeed from the United States. The Republic Of Texas (an soverign independent country at the time) entered into a treaty to join the United States as a state.
Every year the Texas state legislature must (or is supposed) to vote on renewing this treaty or covenant with the United States.
In the late seventies and early 80's the Hunt Brothers cornered the market in silver in an attempt to establish an independant bank from the Federal Reserve System. However their efforts were ruthlessly crushed, and the plan of succession (which I believe many people were involved) never borre fruit.
In theory each state in the Union is a soverign state (an independent country) held together with a common money system, a common defense, common means of communications (roads, ports, etc.) and a judicial system--this is why you have state legislative bodies still.
A state is not just an area within the United States--it is an independent country. The constituion that was ratified made sure that there were certain basic rights that had to be obeyed in all states entering into this agreement.
However, the Federal Government has evolved into a system where it belives that anything and everything it does is legal and constitutional. 90% of all laws passed by the congress and senate have absolutely no constitutional basis whatsoever. And the majority of the laws that are passed are rarely challenged, or challenged on a constitutional basis.
Yes a state may succeed from the Union of the states--the only mistake when it was done the last time, was that the hot-heads in south opened fire on Fort Sumpter and started a war when no such war existed. It gave Lincoln the moral high ground to eventually crush the succesionist (which almost didn't happen).
Can you imagine it... the Confederate flag being raised over Mt. Surabachi? Or the Confederate Flag planted on the moon? How about General Jimmy Dolittle launching planes off the deck off the CSS Hornet?
Makes you wonder huh?
You are not alone... this thought that has been running trough your brain is also coursing though the minds of many, many others lately.
If Hussein O is elected, and an avalanche of socialist legislation is rammed down the throats of American--this thought will turn into action.
ST
As Snopes.com says, "Several legends maintain that Texas is entitled to exercise certain privileges not granted to other states due to its status as a quasi-independent republic prior to its admission to the United States." Go to the link below and see the last paragraph for more information.
http://www.snopes.com/history/american/texas.asp
Secession is not specifically prohibited by the Constitution, but--while Article IV, Section 3 establishes procedure for ADMITTING states, nowhere does the Constitution set forth any procedure for states to WITHDRAW. Moreover, the Civil War settled the question
forever. Once a state joins the Union, that decision is irrevocable for as long as the Union endures.
Now--
While the states have certain powers of sovereignty, they are most emphatically NOT independent countries.
US Constitution
Article I
Section 10 - Powers prohibited of States (emphasis added)
No State shall enter into any
Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters
of Marque and Reprisal;
coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but
gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder,
ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any
Title of Nobility.
No State shall,
without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties
on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing
its inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by
any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the
United States;
and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Control
of the Congress.
No State shall,
without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep
Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact
with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually
invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.
