Full Circle: Texas, California, Equality, Happiness

 Warnock brings the course full circle.

• Religion:  he is the pastor of MLK's church
• Civil rights
• Contingency

California lawmaker responds to housing costs.

There is actually some support for Texas secession -- or "Texit." 

The Russians promoted Texit. 

There was a CalExit campaign -- also with roots in Russia. 

And some are even talking about a "national divorce."

The Founders rejected the idea of multiple confederacies.

Secession is unconstitutional  

Lincoln explained:

The Constitution provides, and all the States have accepted the provision, that "the United States shall guarantee to every State in this Union a republican form of government." But if a State may lawfully go out of the Union, having done so it may also discard the republican form of government; so that to prevent its going out is an indispensable means to the end of maintaining the guaranty mentioned; and when an end is lawful and obligatory the indispensable means to it are also lawful and obligatory.

Danielle Allen!

Saving Private Ryan (start at 6;00) and the actual Lincoln letter