Im not sure what your question is?you tell me.... if my understanding of what you are eluding to is wrong....
if you saying that people fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government before they cannot leave the union?
Im not sure what your question is?you tell me.... if my understanding of what you are eluding to is wrong....
if you saying that people fall under the jurisdiction of the federal government before they cannot leave the union?
Im not sure what your question is?
are you saying because of the 14th amendment this grants congress power over the people and therefore they cannot act without the approval of congress...like secession.
No. I am saying the a State cannot take the protections afforded by the Constitution away from American citizens. Remember we are residents of the State that we live in right now, and citizens of the USA.
can you explain why the federal government via law says that states can alter or abolish their governments.
You are going to need to be more specific.
when states joined the union, the u.s. federal government Declared via u.s. enabling laws, that states when they entered the union, their state constitutions were in no way repugnat to the u.s constitution or the principles of the declaration of independence.
some state constitutions have in them the right of the people to alter of abolish their government, while others state that all political power of the state is inherent in the people.
the u.s. government by creating those laws said.....your right to alter or abolish your state government, is within the federal constitution and the DOI, and not repugnant..THEREFORE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT TO SAY THAT ALTERING OR ABOLISHING A STATE GOVERNMENT IS OUTSIDE OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW.
Even if that was true (which it isnt) that still doesnt mean that a State can act against the US Constitution.
it is true, go out and read state constitutions, and read the enabling laws for them....
it states they can alter their government or abolish it......if they do that how can it be part of the union.
A State cannot just pretend like the US Constitution isnt the law of the land.
Leaving the Union is extremely repugnant to the US Constitution.did not say it could, but the federal government by law has already stated by federal law that a state constitution meets muster, and nothing in said state constutution is repugnant to the federal constitution.
so if the poeople are exercising a right recognized via that constitution, how can the federal government says its an unconstitutional action, if the federal government has already said such action is not... by law?
Once again, are those that voted 'no' prepared to keep Texas in the U.S. by force, if they voted to leave?
I am not a Texan, but I would NEVER take up arms to force a state to stay in America if most of that's state's citizens voted to leave.
No. I am saying the a State cannot take the protections afforded by the Constitution away from American citizens. Remember we are residents of the State that we live in right now, and citizens of the USA.
Leaving the Union is extremely repugnant to the US Constitution.
Now, there's an interesting point. If a state were to secede from the union, then the inhabitants of said state would lose the Constitutionally guaranteed right of citizenship by birth.
Maybe, then, the residents would have to be granted dual citizenship.
The citizens of a State that seceded and were a new country would be under the jurisdiction of said new country. The US Constitution has no jurisdiction in other countries.
The new country could decide to do anything they wanted and the US government could do nothing about it. Including striping the rights of dual citizenship residents. The US Government would have to act in behalf of her citizens that lost their rights and do its duty to protect the rights of those US citizens that were victims of a rogue State government.
What is interesting about the proponents of State secession is the complete lack of understanding that the people of any State in this here Union move around a lot. There doesnt really exist a permanent citizenry of any State. The properties in each State is intertwined by owners from different States. People have family in several States. My family line envelopes several States. Secessionists are too naive to realize that every State is inhabited by people from other States. I was born in Washington State, raised in Oregon and now live in New Mexico. But along the way I lived in several other States.
What law would that be?the federal government has said via law, that altering or abolishing a state government is not repugnant to the federal constitution, because it is a right of the people.
Have you ever heard of this document called the US Constitution? The US Constitution is the Union.therefore it is is a right of the people and the federal government by law has say so, then how can a state be part of the union.....?
if a state were to leave the union it would operate under its constitution, which has the same rights which are recognized by the federal constitution.
What law would that be?
Have you ever heard of this document called the US Constitution? The US Constitution is the Union.
There is no guarantee that would be the case. there would be no legality at that point o compel the State to have anything near the US Constitution. Nor would there be any checks or balances that stopped the State government from becoming a outright dictatorship. And if we look at those that are promoting the notion of State secession we can bet that a dictatorship is what they have in mind.
if you are going to site a reference you need to actually be specific.u.s enabling law.
You are making a assumption there.how can the federal government say a the people of a state in seccedding was violating constitutional law, when it said before via an enabling law, that what people do concerning their state.. is not repugnant to the constitution
if you are going to site a reference you need to actually be specific.
You are making a assumption there.
i cited u.s.enabling law thats what it is called "enabling law" for the u.s.
the term was used in relation to the formation of a new U.S. state; i.e., legislation passed by Congress authorizing the people of a territory to frame a constitution; this act also lays down the requirements that must be met as a prerequisite to statehood. These acts were usually titled "An Enabling Act for a State
the requirements of an enabling law are: the newly formed constitution shall not be repugnant to the federal contitituion or the principles of the declaration of independence
so if my constitution states i can alter or abolish my government, and the federal government has granted the state to enter the union, then altering or abolishing my state government does not violate constitutional law or any federal law because the federal government said so when they allowed the state into the union.
What State Constitutions declare that they can abolish their State government?