Texas Secession — Historical and Legal Information
Posted by tx on July 13, 2009 under Hidden truths, Home Page, US Constitution | 
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In this video Dr. Ron Paul, Texas district 14, United States Congress, gives us a short history lesson about secession. The interview was taped after Governor Rick Perry made a remark at the April 15th Tea Party protest that Texas had the right to secede from the union if it so desired.
Recently I had the privilege of communicating with a California lawyer now living in Texas, Steven Laib, who has written articles for “Intellectual Conservative“, an online blog about politics and philosophy. Below is a short excerpt from his essay “The State Secession Issue & Texas v. White”.
“The Supreme Court’s 1868 decision that states cannot leave the Union was wrong. Here’s why.”
“In my experience, whenever the subject of the Confederate secession or of a modern attempt at the same thing occurs someone is bound to respond with a reference to the infamous case of Texas v. White (7 Wall. 700 ). This Reconstruction Era case was written essentially to put a headstone on the Confederacy’s grave and to stifle any other State’s interests in leaving the Union in the future. It was in all significant respects a politically motivated decision. It ignored certain specific constitutional provisions as well as prior decisions of the court. In short, the decision was just plain wrong.”
“A lot of readers may ask why this particular case of relevant today. The answer lies in the fact that the subject is now being discussed again by many citizens to a degree not experienced since 1860. There is a good reason for it. The overbearing attitude of the federal government which is trampling on and attempting to further trample on the rights of the states and the citizens makes many patriotic individuals wonder whether or not the only way to save the USA is to destroy it and rebuild it in the image of what the founders intended in 1789. If all of the states all broke of and left the feds hanging as a government without a country, it would present a singular problem for those who want to wield power. Of course, there are many individuals who put down this idea for various reasons. Some go so far as to assert that states cannot secede. These people are wrong, at least within the bounds of U.S. Constitutional law. An analysis of why follows……..”
The material quoted above is part of a lengthy article about the history behind the Supreme Court decision — Texas vs White — a court case often used to “prove” that secession is unconstitutional. To read the entire article, click on the following link: http://www.intellectualconservative.com/2009/06/27/the-state-secession-issue-texas-v-white/ . It is well worth reading.
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