Quote:Which falls under the heading of "really making a nuisance of themselves". See above in re: ass-whupping.
Not quite, Logan -- if they actually separate from the USA, then they take their land with them. They have a treaty saying it's their land, and treaties trump acts of Congress.
They might not pay taxes, but the other people living on their land do. And there's a good case to be made for the position that any military bases on their land belong to them...
Not saying whether it's right or wrong, just being realistic here. This will NOT change a damn thing. They are not going to actually, seriously, withdraw. There's not enough people who would take them seriously to fill up a small auditorium, much less a county or state.
As to actual legality. Again - doesn't matter whether they have a legal precedent or not. The Fed will probably just ignore them outright. As President Jackson once said of a Supreme Court ruling regarding another famous case involving Indians "John Marshall has made his decision, now let him enforce it!" (And yeah, I know all about where this quote goes in history, and how reprehensible it was. Trail of Tears indeed.)
Again - Not saying what's right or wrong here. Just saying what's most likely.
So - secession of any kind based on this idea? Not going to happen.
I'd be willing to bet you some actual serious cash that by this time next year, most people will have already forgotten about this little publicity stunt and that it will have gone nowhere of any significance. (Want to put a 20 down on it? I'm game.)
That's what makes me amused about this whole thing - the notion of anybody that this whole thing actually is or should be taken seriously. Anybody who does isn't really thinking clearly.
-Logan
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"I'm laughing at 'the
superior intellect'!"
- James T. Kirk, shortly
before one-upping Khan
Noonian Singh for the
final time.
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