tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post8511266302087565112..comments2024-01-22T19:10:23.007-05:00Comments on A Commonplace Book: The Peculiar Love of Paleolibertarians for an Unlimited Right to SecedeWill McLeanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-80254260441513846612012-01-31T21:16:33.454-05:002012-01-31T21:16:33.454-05:00As I understand it, the position of Ron Paul and t...As I understand it, the position of Ron Paul and those who share his views, is that the voters in a region have the right to secede for any reason that seems good to them, taking the real estate they are living on with them.<br /><br />Since the slaves in the 1861 CSA had no voting rights, they would not have been considered competent to secede themselves.Will McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-39738432619305783642012-01-31T19:25:52.676-05:002012-01-31T19:25:52.676-05:00This comment has been removed by the author.Will McLeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14685409952186547597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29524018.post-15360848379598410062012-01-31T15:28:48.069-05:002012-01-31T15:28:48.069-05:00You seem to be contradicting yourself; if there...You seem to be contradicting yourself; if there's an unlimited right to secede, then slaves can simply secede from the system in which they are enslaved. Of course, their right to do may be violated by their "owners", but that doesn't mean they shouldn't have that right.Joshua L. Lylehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03358762663581842879noreply@blogger.com