“For what it’s worth, attempting to leave the Union when a national election doesn’t go the way you want doesn’t sound like a core democratic principle to many.”
It’s not a core principle of democracy...it’s a core principle of freedom.
“It’s not a core principle of democracy...it’s a core principle of freedom.”
LOL Yankees aren’t concerned with anything so trivial as freedom - They want a nanny state government to provide for their every need.
I understand the point - it definitely does limit freedom. But I have serious concerns about the alternative as well. The country could have broken into smaller and smaller pieces.
It would have been interesting to see how the Confederacy would have handled secession from that government. Although maybe it was already provided for in the Confederate constitution.
And would the doctrine only apply to states leaving the Union, and not smaller political units? What about counties, cities and towns leaving the state?
Anyway, thanks for response.