Does Dr. Professor Congressman Ron Paul count as one of our "pantheon of fallen heroes"? No, because he has chosen to leave Congress voluntarily, which means that he is Undefeated, forever. The fact that he is using his God/Constitution-granted Liberty to walk away from Congress has probably gotten him thinking, though, thinking about how Liberty means you should be able to walk away from
Arguably Scalia is wrong, and of course there is the possibility of secession, if it is arrived at by legal and peaceful means. The example of the Confederacy is irrelevant, because as far as the Federal authorities could tell, the southern states had simply declared war, possibly in defiance of the wishes of their people - how could it be known? So the Civil War was more a matter of subduing criminal gangs than anything else.
<i>That&#039;s gonna blow some minds</i>
That would be a great psychology experiment. Connect some sophomores to a brain measuring machine, like a colander with wires or whatnot. Then read them Scalia&#039;s opinions. For the control group, read the relatively moderate opinions of, say, Michele Bachmann. Measure and publish.
To help give the secessionists something to think* about, sign the &quot;We the People&quot; petition to repeal the 22nd Amendment which would allow Barack Obama to run for another term. <a href="http://wh.gov/XKK6" target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://wh.gov/XKK6">http://wh.gov/XKK6</a> ____________________ * obviously making a big assumption here
<i>&ldquo;If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede,&rdquo; Scalia wrote. </i> <b>Scalia </b>wrote this? That&#039;s gonna blow some minds. Not very large ones, though.
<i>disgruntled weirdos who just put their first name and last initial on some dumb e-petition.</i> not to mention disgruntled weirdos who actually lean heavily on governmenty things like Medicare and Social Security.
I suppose a Thunderdome-style deathmatch between Paul and Scalia is out of the question?
I mean, whoever loses, we&#039;d all win.
I liked the WH petition to the effect that before a state can secede, they must pay their portion of the national debt.
Sweet.
Plus, his mind&#039;s already been there a good few decades.
Arguably Scalia is wrong, and of course there is the possibility of secession, if it is arrived at by legal and peaceful means. The example of the Confederacy is irrelevant, because as far as the Federal authorities could tell, the southern states had simply declared war, possibly in defiance of the wishes of their people - how could it be known? So the Civil War was more a matter of subduing criminal gangs than anything else.
<i>That&#039;s gonna blow some minds</i>
That would be a great psychology experiment. Connect some sophomores to a brain measuring machine, like a colander with wires or whatnot. Then read them Scalia&#039;s opinions. For the control group, read the relatively moderate opinions of, say, Michele Bachmann. Measure and publish.
To help give the secessionists something to think* about, sign the &quot;We the People&quot; petition to repeal the 22nd Amendment which would allow Barack Obama to run for another term. <a href="http://wh.gov/XKK6" target="_blank">" rel="nofollow noopener" title="http://wh.gov/XKK6">http://wh.gov/XKK6</a> ____________________ * obviously making a big assumption here
<i>&ldquo;If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede,&rdquo; Scalia wrote. </i> <b>Scalia </b>wrote this? That&#039;s gonna blow some minds. Not very large ones, though.
<i>disgruntled weirdos who just put their first name and last initial on some dumb e-petition.</i> not to mention disgruntled weirdos who actually lean heavily on governmenty things like Medicare and Social Security.
For the love of FSM, <em>please</em> do!