"cavelamb himself" wrote in message
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snipped - to show that it really can be done...

On the other hand, Montana may secede:

"Various Montana politicians have signed a resolution arguing that
anything other than an individual-right interpretation of the Second
Amendment ... would violate the compact between Montana and the U.S."

http://www.reason.com/blog/show/125075.html

I like those guys - may have to relocate


Ha-ha! Is that "Dixie" I hear them whistling? d8-)

I'm sure that any court, anywhere, would declare the "compact" moot. As a
condition of statehood they had to declare that they would adhere to the
US Constitution -- including amendments, Supreme Court decisions, etc.
Where their constitution conflicts with the current Court declarations of
the US Constitution, the supremacy clause comes into effect: the US
Constitution trumps.

But it's an entertaining idea.

--
Ed Huntress

We had the same fantasy here in Texas when I was a kid.

As the only state that was an independent nation it was a fun fantasy to
play with. But civics class in high school ruined the whole thing!

Darned education...


Richard

Yeah, the facts of history take the glory and thrill out of a lot of things.
We had a fantasy about Texas, too. We thought maybe Mexico would pay pretty
well if we sold it back to them.

(Only kidding. We thought cowboys were pretty cool, actually.)

--
Ed Huntress