Harper's Ferry Investigation

[JohnTaylor]

Originally Posted by ole

I believe the constitution intended for there to be no unilateral secession. Irregularities in conducting the secession processes were nothing new, impossible to curb and (lacking any guarantee of absolute fairness) ought to be taken as valid -- however illegal the object.

Just out of curiosity, what in the constitution makes you believe that unilateral secession was not intended?

[ole]

Originally Posted by JohnTaylor

Just out of curiosity, what in the constitution makes you believe that unilateral secession was not intended?

Logic. The laborious discussions, redactions, arguments, speeches, studying, arm twisting and time invested in making an agreement with which all parties would agree could not conceivably have been invested to form a cooperative group from which anyone, at will, could secede.

Ole Faulkner