Thread: SECESSION OR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE By Timothy N. Baldw

SECESSION OR DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE?
PART 1 of 5

By Timothy N. Baldwin, JD.
April 14, 2010
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Dr. Edwin Vieira has released his (presumably) final responses (“Thoughts On ‘A Concurring Opinion’â€

Secession or Declaration of Independence? Part 2 of 5

Wed, Apr 14, 2010
by Timothy Baldwin

Human nature and the nature of freedom demand the right of secession and independence. For centuries, western-world jurists and philosophers discussed these principles of independence thoroughly, which equipped our founding generation for the critical stages of our history: 1776, 1781, 1783 and 1787. Without their enlightened and studied work, the United States, as we KNEW it, would not have existed.

Important to the understanding of unions, political associations, governments and society itself, Emer De Vattel (one of the most well-known and recognized authoritative jurists) describes the purpose of each dynamic relative to an individual:

“For political or civil society being entered into only with a view of facilitating to each of its members the means of supporting himself, and of living in happiness and safety, it would be absurd to pretend that a member, whom it cannot furnish with such things as are most necessary, has not a RIGHT TO LEAVE IT.â€

Secession or Declaration of Independence? Part 3 of 5

Wed, Apr 14, 2010
by Timothy Baldwin

Where a body-politic has declared its independence from a government or political association, the terms of the constitution creating that enslaving tie no longer apply to that body-politic and it becomes completely independent, regardless of what the constitution’s terms were. In so doing, “that as free and independent states, they have full power to levy war, conclude peace, contract alliances, establish commerce, and to do all other acts and things which independent states may of right do.â€

Secession or Declaration of Independence? Part 4 of 5

Wed, Apr 14, 2010

by Timothy Baldwin

In 1776, the American colonies determined that they had a natural right to secede from Great Britain, based upon the purpose of society and government. In addition, those brilliant and courageous leaders of each colony understood the political science of when tyranny begins/freedom ends. As a result, these Higher Laws of nature provided the most effective remedy against tyranny: independence and secession.

In Chris Wyvill’s book, “The Secession From Parliament Vindicated,â€

Secession or Declaration of Independence? Part 5 of 5

Wed, Apr 14, 2010
by Timothy Baldwin

“Good intentâ€