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During the semester, I shall post course material and students will comment on it. Students are also free to comment on any aspect of American politics, either current or historical. There are only two major limitations: no coarse language, and no derogatory comments about people at the Claremont Colleges. This blog is on the open Internet, so post nothing that you would not want a potential employer to see. Syllabus: http://gov20h.blogspot.com/2023/08/draft-introduction-to-american-politics.html

Wednesday, December 7, 2022

Full Circle: Texas, California, Equality, Happiness

 Warnock brings the course full circle.

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

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


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