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To: Verginius Rufus; Idabilly; cowboyway
This article was proposed, and rejected, at the Philadelphia Convention:

"Under this Constitution, as originally adopted and as it now exists, no State has power to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the United States; and this Constitution, and all laws passed in pursuance of its delegated powers, are the supreme late [sp?] of the land, anything contained in any constitution, ordinance, or act of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."
28 nays to 18 yeas

Link. (courtesy FReeper Idabilly, who posted it to another thread last March)

49 posted on 01/11/2011 1:42:17 AM PST by lentulusgracchus (Concealed carry is a pro-life position.)
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To: lentulusgracchus
28 nays to 18 yeas

I suspect the breakdown of the votes would be nays/South, yeas/north.

51 posted on 01/11/2011 5:33:42 AM PST by cowboyway (Molon labe : Deo Vindice : "Rebellion is always an option!!"--Jim Robinson)
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To: lentulusgracchus; All
This article was proposed, and rejected, at the Philadelphia Convention:

"Under this Constitution, as originally adopted and as it now exists, no State has power to withdraw from the jurisdiction of the United States; and this Constitution, and all laws passed in pursuance of its delegated powers, are the supreme late [sp?] of the land, anything contained in any constitution, ordinance, or act of any State to the contrary notwithstanding."

Good Grief...

The vote on the article you cited above was part of a proposed amendment to the US Constitution taken up by the US Senate on March 2 1861, the day after Lincoln took office.

The Philidelphia Convention where the US Constitution was drafted took place in 1787, involving a completely different set of circumstances and cast of characters.

Please consider this post a general cease and desist order.

STOP FABRICATING US HISTORY!

55 posted on 01/11/2011 6:06:03 AM PST by mac_truck ( Aide toi et dieu t aidera)
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To: lentulusgracchus
The link is to the journal of the US Senate on March 2, 1861, two days before Lincoln was inaugurated--among the 28 senators voting against the proposed article are Stephen Douglas and Andrew Johnson.

The preceding article would have permanently barred anyone of full or partial African descent from voting or holding office.

68 posted on 01/11/2011 9:33:54 AM PST by Verginius Rufus
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