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White House response to seccession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:28 pm
by jmra

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:46 pm
by JP171
you really expected something different?

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 7:54 pm
by The Annoyed Man
Funny how they quote the Founders' intentions. :smilelol5:

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:12 pm
by jmra
JP171 wrote:you really expected something different?
Nope.

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:23 pm
by baldeagle
The Supreme Court might have thought the union was perpetual, but the people might have other ideas.

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:44 pm
by RoyGBiv
The Annoyed Man wrote:Funny how they quote the Founders' intentions. :smilelol5:
Only when they're convenient.. :roll:

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 8:48 pm
by Reds45ACP
RoyGBiv wrote:
The Annoyed Man wrote:Funny how they quote the Founders' intentions. :smilelol5:
Only when they're convenient.. :roll:
:roll: :iagree: :roll:

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:03 pm
by philip964
Any Texas constitutional scholars want to weigh in. I believe the president's response is correct. Sure would be nice if there was a clause or an option.

I'm of course afraid we would be responsible for our share of the countries debt to this point. Tough for us to come up with that kind of money to leave. I'm sure our share would be based on area not population, even though population would be more fair. If your negotiating permission to leave, which appears to be the only way it would happen, you probably would have to give in on a lot of points.

Only thing I have heard is in the acceptance of Texas into the Union, is breaking up into six smaller states, nothing about leaving.

A lot of that hand cursive is really hard to read.

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:16 pm
by TheArmedFarmer
The Declaration of Independence states that it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government. Doesn't this specifically include the right of the people to secede from the union, which would constitute a partial alter and abolishment? Just asking because I'm honestly unsure how this applies.

Re: White House response to succession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 9:20 pm
by longtooth
11 states said they had the right to secceed. Lyncoln said they didnt.
Like always throughout history the winner writes the rules & the history books.

Re: White House response to seccession petition

Posted: Mon Jan 14, 2013 11:39 pm
by RX8er
Wait, if we walk away, do we really have to follow some other country's (USA) constitution? The Country of Texas would have its own to follow.

I'm still for it.