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Appreciate the link and I will read it as time allows. But funny ACLU was mentioned. They are the first group I thought of when thinking of the opposition.

It may be worth the "hassle" now. We have a big gun violence problem here now in the US. Too many prisons today are a little too much like "country clubs". If a 5 1/2 day week of hard labor is implemented some may think twice about pulling a trigger. Work farms will not only feed the...

Why did Prison Farms or Hard Labor punishment stop in the US and is there anything on the books that is preventing it for being implemented again? Surprisingly, I recently learned of a prison farm in Louisiana. That was interesting.

Just curious. Does a President have the power to implement an executive order banning the current sale of assault rifles even if just temporarily?

I like to study certain parts of the Civil War and right now I am studying the 8 Justices. Although I just recently started, I've been finding out some interesting info.

What if there was no Lower Court Ruling? Or was there one in Texas vs White in 1869?

In 1869 the Supreme Court had 8 Members. These days there is an odd number which makes more sense, but my question is about a 4-4 Tie. Would the side that the Chief Justice would be on, be the Tie Breaker? Or how did that work back then. Thanks

Not really. It took till 1869 for the Supreme Court to make it official. Then again, it was after the war, of course, and I always wanted to check into the background of the justices. Seeing that it was not a unanimous vote, there is some concern of bias. Especially going against the side...

Tax Councel, That is the exact info I was looking for, again, but this time in legal terms which I was just about to ask you for. I will read the links in detail as time allows. This now brings me to the end of my road. I am satisfied with my search and thanks to all that helped...

I agree that Virginia is not the only one, but for an example of my point, what state had a better showing of unity and solidarity of having 2nd Amendment Sanctuary Counties out there recently? These folks are not Liberal Democrats. We just not had the support of our Politicians and Citizens...

This is the exact info that I was looking for. Which brings to mind back to 1863. Now I know that the Civil War complicated things, but if that is the case, how did what is now the Commonwealth of Virginia agree to give up a large portion of it's state like they did back then?

The problem we have here is DC. If DC was located somewhere in the middle of NY somewhere for example, we would have no problem. DC over-spills into Northern Virginia. To change the mentality of the extreme Liberals, most who were not even from there originally, would be next to impossible...

While I was typing up another reply, with more legal questions, you have already answered some of them. If we need a majority of the People of the "whole state", we're toast. If we need the majority of the Politicians of the "whole state", we're toast. But if we can get the majority, or even...

Late to respond as the site put a 5 post limit on me. Wondering if that is for everyone, or just the new guys? But anyway, here is the response I had that may answer some of the other posts in the meantime: The Politicians are already on our side. As well as Law Enforcement. Most out there...

I agree and I am well aware of California and some others. But other failures won't diminish my intentions. Now, do I expect it to work? I won't be that disappointed. But I'm enjoying the try. At worse it will be an educational ride.

You totally missed my point. Of the little talk there has been on it, the percentage of the response was impressive, ....from Virginians.

I mention that on a Virginia board now and then and they too mention economics. Funny as it is usually Northern Virginians and in reality, I believe that they really don't want to lose us. But that said, the economic part would not bother me. We could endure it and it would be well worth it...

Appreciate all the replies. What I have in mind is splitting Virginia. I would like to see a South Virginia. Our people and politics in more than half the state is so different from Northern Virginia and sections of SE Virginia that it is un-believable. We are tired of NoVa dictating our...

In 1863, Western Virginia broke away from Virginia and became it's own state of West Virginia. I'm trying to find out what, if anything, has changed since then to prevent us from accomplishing the same thing today. I'm curious if states still have the legal power to split to become it's own...