You mentioned in another thread about secession, that it is denied. I agree, but how WOULD a people throw off an oppressive government if it were disallowed? They could do it anyway right and be justified? You would think the constitution would have some clause allowing this based on reasonable circumstances.
I can understand there would be a problem if the cause for justification were light, but say some cause similiar to French Revolution, the Russian Revolution, or the American Revolution. Now, I doubt somethign like that would occure again, but there could very well be a very corrupt/bad government in the future. Wouldn't the people/states be screwed?
Rogue 9 question
Moderators: Alyrium Denryle, Edi, K. A. Pital
- Boyish-Tigerlilly
- Sith Devotee
- Posts: 3225
- Joined: 2004-05-22 04:47pm
- Location: New Jersey (Why not Hawaii)
- Contact:
- Rogue 9
- Scrapping TIEs since 1997
- Posts: 18670
- Joined: 2003-11-12 01:10pm
- Location: Classified
- Contact:
Do you think the American Revolution was legal? Of course not; Parliament and the King considered it high treason. Secession is not illegal, but if anyone ever tried to violate the Constitution and set himself up as dictator in this country, I would be the first up to revolt and restore the Constitution. If a people as a whole are being oppressed that badly then they need to talk to an arms dealer, not a lawyer. Violent revolution is never a legal action. Doesn't make it always wrong, but it is always illegal, at least insofar as the government being revolted against is concerned.
It's Rogue, not Rouge!
HAB | KotL | VRWC/ELC/CDA | TRotR | The Anti-Confederate | Sluggite | Gamer | Blogger | Staff Reporter | Student | Musician
HAB | KotL | VRWC/ELC/CDA | TRotR | The Anti-Confederate | Sluggite | Gamer | Blogger | Staff Reporter | Student | Musician
- beyond hope
- Jedi Council Member
- Posts: 1608
- Joined: 2002-08-19 07:08pm
- Boyish-Tigerlilly
- Sith Devotee
- Posts: 3225
- Joined: 2004-05-22 04:47pm
- Location: New Jersey (Why not Hawaii)
- Contact: