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Can the red Virginia counties actually secede?
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:45 pm
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:45 pm
I read that WV legistaure last week basically proposed or passed a resolution that they could or would accept Virginia counties that wanted to secede.
But can the counties actually even do it? I mean they're not trying to leave the union, just moving to their neighbors.
But can the counties actually even do it? I mean they're not trying to leave the union, just moving to their neighbors.
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Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:46 pm to Jack Ruby
I could be wrong but I don't think they can without House approval.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:46 pm to Jack Ruby
No
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:50 pm to Jack Ruby
Can the red parishes in Louisiana secede and join Texas?
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:53 pm to Jack Ruby
With enough lead flying at very high speeds anything is possible
Posted on 2/14/20 at 7:59 pm to Jack Ruby
Not easily.
Something has to give though.
As of mid January over 100 cities and counties declared themselves 2a sanctuaries.
The few places that don’t follow are basically leading by mob rule over places they’ve never been.
It’s not being received well at all.
Something has to change. The Yankees in NOVA have no idea about people from across the state that were born and bred there.
Something has to give though.
As of mid January over 100 cities and counties declared themselves 2a sanctuaries.
The few places that don’t follow are basically leading by mob rule over places they’ve never been.
It’s not being received well at all.
Something has to change. The Yankees in NOVA have no idea about people from across the state that were born and bred there.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:06 pm to Jack Ruby
This reminds me of when the City of Palatine, IL tried unsuccessfully to sue to leave Cook County.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:15 pm to CGSC Lobotomy
Instead of secession, VA should explore kicking NOVA out and gifting to Maryland.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:20 pm to roadGator
Get rid of their richest area? Why would they do that?
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:21 pm to Brosef Stalin
To avoid mob rule.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:21 pm to Jack Ruby
The only cases I know where counties have seceded from states was the Civil War. Based on the premise that if a state can secede from a union, then a county can secede from a state. Now given the war concluded that a state can not secede from a union, then using the same logic, a county can not secede from a state.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:27 pm to viceman
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The only cases I know where counties have seceded from states was the Civil War. Based on the premise that if a state can secede from a union, then a county can secede from a state. Now given the war concluded that a state can not secede from a union, then using the same logic, a county can not secede from a state.
Why didn't they reunify Virginia post-war?
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:29 pm to Jack Ruby
ROFLMFAO......they should hold thier meetings at Appomattox.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:35 pm to corneredbeast
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Why didn't they reunify Virginia post-war?
Good question, so I researched it. Here is what this Bion Michael Sheldon guy said on Quora
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The two parts of Virginia were never really well-matched, culturally. Think about it this way: Why did West Virginia want to leave Virginia in the first place? Virginians in the northwestern counties were not slave-owners, and apparently thought little of the institution of slavery. Sure, the Civil War ended slavery, but the mindset of the two areas were clearly very different.
Incidentally, Virginia did sue to try to get a few of the counties of West Virginia back into its territory. Claiming that the counties (which are at the far eastern end of West Virginia) had not conducted a proper vote to leave Virginia and join West Virginia, Virginia demanded their return. The trial was held in the Supreme Court (because SCOTUS has original jurisdiction in state vs. state cases) and ruled 6–3 against Virginia. As an aside, the Court’s ruling was interpreted to also endorse West Virginia’s secession (though they did not explicitly say this).
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This post was edited on 2/14/20 at 8:37 pm
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:37 pm to viceman
The tldr is if everyone agrees and Congress signs off on it, it's allowed.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 8:52 pm to Jack Ruby
They don't need to secede. They need to exercise the tools the Founding Fathers provided and remove the would-be tyrants at muzzle point. If they won't cooperate, kill them.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 9:52 pm to Jack Ruby
The constitution is silent on the issue. They cannot form a new state without permission of their prior state and the congress. But nothing prevents them from joining an existing state.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 11:13 pm to Jack Ruby
If they hold a convention and elections and form a new government and pay taxes to it and have police, etc., etc., etc., the only thing that can be done to stop it is to send troops in to shoot them.
Would the rest of America really support the mass genocide of innocent people who only want self determination?
Would the rest of America really support the mass genocide of innocent people who only want self determination?
Posted on 2/14/20 at 11:19 pm to Jack Ruby
I don't know what the technical legal answer is, but the actual answer is a resounding "no."
We are a country ruled by judges, not by laws, and the judges are firmly under the control of the rootless cosmopolitans that rule over us.
We are a country ruled by judges, not by laws, and the judges are firmly under the control of the rootless cosmopolitans that rule over us.
Posted on 2/14/20 at 11:20 pm to TrueTiger
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If they hold a convention and elections and form a new government and pay taxes to it and have police, etc., etc., etc., the only thing that can be done to stop it is to send troops in to shoot them.
No, they would just find a reason to come arrest them. And none of these boomers are going to die in order to secede from Virginia.
This post was edited on 2/14/20 at 11:21 pm
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