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Title: [Politics/Religion] Why are we not hearing more about Perry Vs US Post by: Aske on July 04, 2011, 09:52:19 AM seems pretty convincing to me
Title: Re: [Politics/Religion] Why are we not hearing more about Perry Vs US Post by: MFAWG on July 04, 2011, 09:56:52 AM Because Soshulism, and 1-20-09 changed EVERYTHING!
FWIW, I vaguely recall the wingtards floating this idea a few years ago. I also recall it didn't go anywhere then, either. Title: Re: [Politics/Religion] Why are we not hearing more about Perry Vs US Post by: gleek on July 04, 2011, 03:00:46 PM Are you talking about this (http://supreme.justia.com/us/294/330/) court case? Or is Governor Rick Perry suing the US to allow Texas to secede from the union?
Title: Re: [Politics/Religion] Why are we not hearing more about Perry Vs US Post by: Aske on July 04, 2011, 03:22:42 PM Are you talking about this (http://supreme.justia.com/us/294/330/) court case? Or is Governor Rick Perry suing the US to allow Texas to secede from the union? the former, LOL Title: Re: [Politics/Religion] Why are we not hearing more about Perry Vs US Post by: MFAWG on July 05, 2011, 06:14:50 AM Are you talking about this (http://supreme.justia.com/us/294/330/) court case? Or is Governor Rick Perry suing the US to allow Texas to secede from the union? Fun fact: Texas joined the Union on the condition that they could leave whenever they wanted. This does seem pretty clear cut, however: 11. Section 4 of the Fourteenth Amendment, declaring that "The validity of the public debt of the United States, authorized by law, . . . shall not be questioned," is confirmatory of a fundamental principle, applying as well to bonds issued after, as to those issued before, the adoption of the Amendment, and the expression "validity of the public debt " embraces whatever concerns the integrity of the public obligations. P. 294 U. S. 354. |