To all who hate the stars & bars because "it means slavery"...

[tetelestai]

And by the way Tet, please, show us the part in the Constitution that forbids secession. Much appreciated.

The SCOTUS ruled in Texas v. White, 74 U.S. 700 (1869) that unilateral secession was unconstitutional while commenting that revolution or consent of the states could lead to a successful secession.

So, the Supreme Court ruled it as unconstitutional. There are people today who disagree with the ruling, and interpret the Constitution that it is constitutional to secede.

But, as it stands right now, it's unconstitutional.

I mentioned violent revolution as the only way a state could succeed, but as we see above, if all the other states give a state(s) permission to succeed, then that is another option for secession.

 

[Nick M]

Psychologists are interested in the principles of magic because magicians have been carrying out informal behavioural experiments on people for centuries and have built up a huge array of techniques – many psychological – to create their mind-bending effects. Tricks often rely on manipulating people’s expectations, misdirecting their attention and subtly influencing decision-making – all the kinds of things that intrigue psychologists.

Misdirection, a tactic of the left. Musty should delete this thread. Don't give them the time of day.

Now the serpent was more subtil than any beast of the field which the Lord God had made.

 

[musterion]

Misdirection, a tactic of the left. Musty should delete this thread. Don't give them the time of day.

Good idea, good sir. It has served its purpose of showing who is who. Especially Teteleftist.