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13. I believe that is handled in the Constitution...

Mon Jan 18, 2016, 11:23 AM

Jan 2016

Not sure where, but I think it's in there, although the fact that the state was in rebellion at the time kind of aided the deal.

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Shouldn't Obama be appointing a panel that will name a Governor of Michigan? [View all] rufus dog Jan 2016 OP

Ummm.... Ever read the constitution? Agschmid Jan 2016 #1

Wouldn't this be the logical next step? rufus dog Jan 2016 #3

Nope. Not at all. Agschmid Jan 2016 #7

The OP is being sarcastic Takket Jan 2016 #10

Well....... Crepuscular Jan 2016 #15

Lets talk legal not logical shall we? hack89 Jan 2016 #8

I'm not aware of any authority TeddyR Jan 2016 #2

ummm 1939 Jan 2016 #4

Please explain that to residents of western Virginia, ca. 1860 - nt KingCharlemagne Jan 2016 #12

I believe that is handled in the Constitution... Wounded Bear Jan 2016 #13

It falls under Article IV, section 3, clause 2. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #14

State claims to western lands 1939 Jan 2016 #17

It wasn't a land grab. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #18

While the Civil War pretty much settled things militarily 1939 Jan 2016 #19

If Congress had voted to let them leave, it would have been legal. NutmegYankee Jan 2016 #20

Is this a joke? nt procon Jan 2016 #5

This message was self-deleted by its author onenote Jan 2016 #6

You're thinking of the DeVos family. moondust Jan 2016 #16