Thom Hartmann & Alex Jones: Can Texas or any state secedes from the union?

[thomhartmann]

Run time: 10:56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EuqsAnodHL8   Posted on YouTube: April 05, 2011 By YouTube Member: TheBigPictureRT Views on YouTube: 188   Posted on DU: April 05, 2011 By DU Member: thomhartmann Views on DU: 979

 
The Big Picture with Thom Hartmann on RT TV "live" 9pm and 11pm check www.thomhartmann.com/tv for local listings

[Charleston Chew]

1. oh no!

I don't think admin is going to be very happy about this post.

[Aryo]

2. Alex Jones is a government agent

It makes the most sense to me.

[AlbertCat]

3. Can Texas or any state secede(s) from the union?

I think we answered that question already....


in 1865...

:eyes:

[stockholmer]

4. this will come down to 2 major court cases,(1)is the healthcare reform constitutional(2)interpreting

the supremacy clause in the 6th Article of the US Constitution which states :

"This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding."
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The key argument that the 10th Amendment people will use is the phrase in Article 6 which states " which shall be made in Pursuance thereof". They argue that because healthcare is not enumerated in the Constitution, that this law is NOT "made in Pursuance thereof", and therefore the supremacy clause is not applicable.

Of course, if just the healthcare itself is found unconstitutional, then the nullification argument gets put to bed (in terms of flash-points) for awhile.

It will be interesting......

[Crowman1979]

5. The only positive I see is that all of those companies and sane people in Texas will move to...

...Michigan. Due to the future security problems cause by the Texas Army's poor performance against invading drug cartels. Because you know it just gonna turn into a Christo-Facist Rethug state and not a Libertarian utopia, if they secede.

[spooked911]

6. definitely a weird combination of people here

look forward to watching this!

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