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Huh? How is that secession? How is that even in the same ballpark? Making a new state out of those western counties hardly qualifies as secession. That is another example of federal supremacy.
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What would you call counties separating from their duly constituted state to form a separate state?
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Comparison shopping????
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That's the current term. Been some movement in Northern California to secede and form a new state, think they called it Jefferson. Kansas had a little mini-secession movement a few years ago where some counties wanted to switch state allegiance if I recall correctly.
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As HHP knows but many others might not, Virginia's Shenandoah Valley is an interesting place to drive and self-tour Stonewall Jackson's Valley Campaign. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackso...alley_Campaign Most of the "battlefields" are privately owned but there are generally historic signs that identify their location. James Robertson's books are an easy read and nice guides to Virginia's various Civil War battles which outnumbered any other state....
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There have been hundreds of such proposals. They simply need to get enough votes, but never come close. But it's clearly legal, at least per the California constitution. Some lack of clarity on what the US would need to do to admit the new state. |
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The topic is Gettysburg. Let's get away from politics and political history.
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I went there as a child on a field trip but have only been interested in history since my enlistment in the military. At that time we witnessed the Berlin Wall being torn down on the ship's internal news channel. It was surreal. Later on my honeymoon I toured the USS Arizona memorial in awe and wonder alongside tourists from Japan and wondered why they were so interested. I still struggle to convey the feeling of awe I had that day. I can't even imagine being involved in a conflict where I could potentially have taken up arms against known relatives who happen to live across some imaginary line on a map.
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WWII was my fathers war. I was born in 1944. The same is true with the Japanese visitors I encountered. Their fathers were the soldiers, sailors and aviators of WWII. Each of us had a totally different perspective of WWII. It is sobering to visit the Arizona. We toured the Missouri second and all I can say is "what an amazing ship". We did the captains tour and had lunch in the Captains board room. Then we stepped outside to the exact spot the surrender was signed.
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Hi Dru,
Getting to Gettysburg as well as to Nazareth to take the Martin tour are on my bucket list. I am so glad you made it to Gettysburg! I have done a lot of studying about the Gettysburg US Civil War battle, so I know I would get a lot out of being there. Same for being at the nearby cemetery. Good for you, Dru! - Glenn
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As they had been on a guided trip to a local military museum earlier in the year, they were hands-on familiar with period weaponry - nomenclature, usage, and the carnage it could cause... At one point in the film a group of nonagenarian vets - Union and Confederate - donned their old uniforms and performed a hobbling re-enactment of Pickett's Charge... They met at the infamous stone wall, handshakes and embraces replacing bayonets and double-canister... My students' reactions - from simple expressions of surprise to uncontrolled tears - testified to a lesson learned... I recall one historian describing the American Civil War as the last war fought by gentlemen - I heartily agree... Enjoy your trip, Glenn...
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https://www.civilwar.org/learn/artic...onville-prison
Visit this place. It will end any illusions held that this was a war fought by gentlemen.
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