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Tag Archives: social compact
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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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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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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What it Means to be Sovereign
by Diane Rufino Government in the United States includes the understanding of three terms: Self-government, sovereignty, and social compact. Sovereignty is the inherent and independent right to do all that is necessary to govern oneself. In the United States, the … Continue reading
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