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Tag Archives: compact theory
NULLIFICATION: The Rightful Remedy Whose Time Has Finally Come
by Diane Rufino, January 28, 2022 Introduction: “Trick or Treat” (Episode 51, Season 3, BOSTON LEGAL) – Jerry Espenson, friend of Alan Shore and attorney at Boston Legal, is on trial for perjury. In Alan Shore’s office, he is sitting behind … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Alexander Hamilton, compact theory, Constitution, Diane Rufino, federal abuse, federal tyranny, Federalism, Federalist Papers, interposition, James Madison, Kentucky Resolutions, null and void, nullification, remedy to curb federal abuse, remedy to curb federal tyranny, rightful remedy, social compact, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, unconstitutional acts of government, Virginia Resolutions
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The Declaration of Independence: Thirteen Colonies Yearning to Be Free
by Diane Rufino, July 4, 2019 Independence Day – What it really means…. What does Independence Day – the 4th of July – mean to you? Is it just a holiday to eat, drink, and light off fireworks? Do you … Continue reading
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Tagged 13 colonies, 4th of July, American Revolution, compact theory, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Halifax Resolves, inalienable rights, independence day, individual sovreignty, July 4, July 4 1776, King George, Lee Resolution, Mecklenburg Declaration, rights of Englishmen, secession, social compact, thirteen colonies, Thomas Jefferson
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SECESSION – Both a RIGHT and a REMEDY
by Diane Rufino, September 23, 2018 Gene Kizer Jr. is a brilliant historian. He has written an excellent account of the causes of the War of Northern Aggression (aka, the War to Prevent Southern Independence; aka, the War Between … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Civil War, compact theory, Constitution, contract law, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, fugitive slave clause, Fugitive Slave laws, Gene Kizer Jr, Lincoln, Morrill Bill, Morrill tariff, ordinarnce of secession, protective tariffs, remedy of secession, resumption clause, right of rescission, right of secession, secession, secesssion as a reserved right, social compact, states rights, Tenth Amendment, the right of secession, Virginia's Ordinance of Secession, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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The Right of Secession, as Reserved by the States in their Ratification of the US Constitution
by Diane Rufino, June 1, 2018 Louisiana voted to secede from the Union on January 26, 1861. Shortly thereafter, her senators, Judah P. Benjamin and John Slidell, resigned their positions in the US Senate. In his FAREWELL ADDRESS to the … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Albert Taylor Bledsoe, Article IV, Civil War, compact theory, confederacy, confederate states, Constitution, Declaratiion of Independence, Diane Rufino, Gene Kizer Jr, Judah P. Benjamin, Lincoln, Ordinance of Secession, reserved rights, resumption clause, resumption clauses, right of secession, secession, states rights, Tenth Amendment, Virginia, Virginia's Ordinance of Secession, war between the states, War of Northern Aggression, war to prevent southern independence
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QUESTION: Was – Is – Secession Legal?
by Diane Rufino, but based in part on Leonard “Mike” Scruggs book THE UN-CIVIL WAR, January 19. 2018 In the year 1776, the American colonies had already been fighting their revolution for independence from Great Britain for about a year. … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, american independence, American Revolution, Civil War, compact, compact remedy, compact theory, Constitution, constitution as a social compact, contract, Daniel Webster, Declaration of Indpendence, Diane Rufino, Halifax Resolves, Hartford Convention, independent colonies, James Madison, Justice Joseph Story, Kentucky Resolutions, Lawrence Scruggs, Mecklenburg Resolves, Mike Scruggs, New England secession, Patrick Henry, Rawles, rescission, resumption clauses, secession, secession attempts, secession from Great Britain, secesssion from England, social compact, state sovereignty, states rights, Tenth Amendment, The Un-Civil War, Thomas Jefferson, Virginia Resolutions
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The Social Compact & Our Constitutional Republic
by Diane Rufino, Jan. 21, 2018 (first section only; other sections attributed to other authors) I. INTRODUCTION A Social Compact is an agreement, entered into by individuals, that creates some form of self-government and results in the formation of an … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, breach of compact, compact, compact remedies, compact theory, confederation of states, Constitution, constitution as a social compact, constitutional republic, contract, contract remedies, Daniel Webster, Diane Rufino, federal union, Federalism, federation of states, government, interposition, James Madison, John C. Calhoun, Kentucky Resolutions, Mayflower Compact, nullification, Ordinance of Nullification, rescission, resumption clauses, rule of law, secession, social compact, South Carolina, South Carolina Declaration of Secession, sovereignty, state sovereignty, states as parties to the compact, states rights, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, union of states, Virginia Resolutions
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Rethinking the Southern Secession Movement of 1861
by Diane Rufino, July 23, 2017 The question is: Was the Civil War fought over the issue of Slavery? I won’t deny that slavery was an issue that inflamed the passions of both sections … Continue reading
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Tagged Civil War, compact theory, confederacy, confederate, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, Fort Sumter, Governor John Letcher, Lincoln, political correctness, progressives, revising history, revisionist history, right of self-determination, secede, secession, slavery, slaves, states rights, Virginia, Virginia Governor Letcher, War for Southern Independence, War of Northern Aggression
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SAVE THE REPUBLIC! Rethinking the American Union of States for the Preservation of Republicanism
by Diane Rufino (citing Donald Livingston in his book Rethinking the American Union for the Twenty-First Century), July 26, 2016 The purpose of this article is three-fold: First, I want to be provocative and get readers thinking. Second, I wish to … Continue reading
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Tagged 10th Amendment, Abraham Lincoln, Alexander Hamilton, American union, Article IV, centralized government, checks and balances, compact, compact theory, Constitution, David Hume, Declaration of Independence, democracy, Diane Rufino, Donald Livingston, dual sovereignty, federal government, Federalism, federation, federation of states, government corruption, government oppression, interposition, large republic, nullification, provincial republics, representation, republic, republican form of government, republicanism, Rethinking the Union of States for the Twenty-First Century, secession, self-rule, separation of powers, sovereignty, state sovereighty, states, states rights, Supreme Court, Tenth Amendment, Thomas Jefferson, tyranny, union of states, will to secede
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