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That it is imperfectly described by the terms seccession and revolution shows that our terms needwork.
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Rick "seccession" Perry has bigger concerns to worry about it.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry pulled out of conservative straw poll 2009
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Presumably, though incorrect IMO, the nullification and seccession supporters would claim that congress could no more pass a law requiring compliance in the face of official state nullification or bar states from leaving the union than they could pass a law mandating catholicism as the state religion.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Democratic Strategist misdescribes some legal issues 2010
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The Virginia Ordinance of Seccession asserted the following as justification for seccession: the Federal Government having perverted said [constitutional] powers not only to the injury of the people of Virginia, but to the oppression of the Southern slave-holding States.
Virginia governor declares April as Confederate History Month 2010
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It was the under-pinning issue that lead to seccession.
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That war was a very insightful war on how a Gov't would react to states rights and seccession.
Carroll National Guard To Conduct Door To Door Gun Confiscation Drills in Arcadia, Iowa 2010
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My problems with all this “seccession” talk is that there are people who live in Texas who deserve the protection of the Constitution.
Think Progress » Texas’ Cruel Push To Prevent Same-Sex Couples From Divorcing 2010
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That war was a very insightful war on how a Gov't would react to states rights and seccession.
Carroll National Guard To Conduct Door To Door Gun Confiscation Drills in Arcadia, Iowa 2010
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Presumably, though incorrect IMO, the nullification and seccession supporters would claim that congress could no more pass a law requiring compliance in the face of official state nullification or bar states from leaving the union than they could pass a law mandating catholicism as the state religion.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Democratic Strategist misdescribes some legal issues 2010
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The secession of Slovakia was motivated by many of the reasonable considerations that played a role in the American seccession movement, and none of the despicable ones.
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