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Ron Paul Says Secession Is an American Principle: Agree? [VIDEO]
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2012/11/17 01:54:26
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Congressman Ron Paul (R-TX) said, “Secession is what we did when we left England, it was a wonderful thing....there were no complaints when eastern European nations seceded from the Communist bloc.”
“The principle of secession is very important, not so much for the purpose of seceding, but the purpose of saying to the federal government ‘if you mistreat us that’s what we might consider’."
Watch Ron Paul's explanation of secession in this video:
Does American history support secession? The South tried that in the 18th Century, which led to the bloody Civil War. Yet, the USA took great pleasure in seeing many Eastern bloc countries secede from Soviet Union. Should people who suggest secession get prosecuted for treason?
YOUTUBE.COM reports:
“The principle of secession is very important, not so much for the purpose of seceding, but the purpose of saying to the federal government ‘if you mistreat us that’s what we might consider’."
Watch Ron Paul's explanation of secession in this video:
Does American history support secession? The South tried that in the 18th Century, which led to the bloody Civil War. Yet, the USA took great pleasure in seeing many Eastern bloc countries secede from Soviet Union. Should people who suggest secession get prosecuted for treason?
YOUTUBE.COM reports:
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That's refreshing.
Ron Paul made some great points, but at day's end, he's still a crank and a pipsqueak.
The pact between the states' and the federal government to unite is not a suicide pact.
Debate over...lol
There are no similarities between what could happen now and what happened 160 years ago, the demographics are different, weapons are different, the US Military would be split and will not open fire on their own people, that is a guarantee.
The government is not arbitrary as long as it limits itself to the powers granted it under our constitution, but when it begins to exceed those powers it becomes arbitrary. We are forced to give up essential freedoms for a little temporary safety. We are no longer secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. The government can now arrest citizens without presentment or indictment, our homes and autos can be searched without a warrant, our papers, phone calls, and e-mails can be monitored without a warrant, our property can be seized without even a charge being placed against us, let alone being convicted of a crime, and there is no end in sight of the abuses of our rights the government is engaging in.
If the government continues down the road of infringement on our rights, spends our country into bankruptcy, and continues to ignore our constitution, I can imagine a sufficient n...
The government is not arbitrary as long as it limits itself to the powers granted it under our constitution, but when it begins to exceed those powers it becomes arbitrary. We are forced to give up essential freedoms for a little temporary safety. We are no longer secure in our persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures. The government can now arrest citizens without presentment or indictment, our homes and autos can be searched without a warrant, our papers, phone calls, and e-mails can be monitored without a warrant, our property can be seized without even a charge being placed against us, let alone being convicted of a crime, and there is no end in sight of the abuses of our rights the government is engaging in.
If the government continues down the road of infringement on our rights, spends our country into bankruptcy, and continues to ignore our constitution, I can imagine a sufficient number of citizens, along with those that would defect from the military, to rise up against an arbitrary government and replace it with one that would conform to the constitution, and remember that it was instituted to protect the unalienable rights of its citizens, not to be destructive of them.
Given the diversion between the red and blue states, where the population is compressed, there is a way to change the federal government without having to resort to secession.
That method is spelled out in our Constitution and it is through the amendment process.
According to our Constitution, it only takes the application from two thirds of the states to force Congress to call a convention for the purpose of amending the Constitution, only requires ratification by three-fourths of the states, with no concern to the population of any state, to make the amendment part of our constitution.
It would seem that there are more that three-fourths of the states are red states, so the fact that a majority of people live in the blue states makes no difference in getting an amendment ratified and becoming a part of our constitution, which is the law of the land.
In this respect, population does not enter into the amendment process, just the number of states that want it.
The Constitution guaranteed us the right to practise our religion as we saw fit without government interference, and that includes telling others about our beliefs, you however do not have to listen.
You guys on the right? So, are you suggesting that its only individuals on the right who advocate secession? You're full of it.
Still, those who DID want to secede from the Left, are indeed traitors.