Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions'
by tjic on Monday December 05, 2016 @07:43AM
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A quibble: the Constitution says nothing about states not being able to exit. In fact, the 9th and 10th amendments say that powers not delegated to the Fed are reserved for the people and states...strongly suggesting that states _DO_ have a right of exit.
So let's not say "the right of states to BREAK their contract" and instead say "the right of states to EXIT their contract".
Re:Four Million Commutes Reveal New U.S. 'Megaregions'
by paulddraper on Monday December 05, 2016 @08:28AM
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I never said they did or didn't. Your quibble is with Abraham Lincoln, not with me.
> Federal n. formed by a compact between political units that surrender their individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain limited residuary powers of government
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/federal
Senate representation is by state, 3/4 states have to ratify Constitutional amendments, the Constitution reverses rights for states, etc.
The Civil War was fought over the right of states to break their contract, not the importance of existent states as political units.