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Yes. It's not a very good ruling. *NM* Ghavrel Send a noteboard - 14/03/2010 10:51:55 PM
Shame the treaty's not still in force, otherwise that statement would be part of the supreme law of the land. I wonder if you could make a case for saying that, since the statement relates to the foundation of the country, it endures despite the failure of the treaty. But then, it is a sort of obiter dictum within the treaty. Tough one. It'd probably depend on which judges you got...

Missouri v Holland is an interesting case for states' rights. Doesn't that give the federal government a carte blanche to get around the Xth Amendment any time it wants to? For example, what if the government signed a "gay marriage" treaty with a country that does whatever the US tells it, like Palau? Would that mean that all the states would have to allow and recognise gay marriage, without a constitutional amendment?
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Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives - 13/03/2010 12:02:15 AM 1113 Views
"Impartial Historical Account" is an oxymoron - 13/03/2010 12:21:20 AM 419 Views
Exactly, no such thing as "Impartial" history - 13/03/2010 12:54:49 AM 314 Views
So is "a sinless life," but that doesn't justify murder. *NM* - 14/03/2010 12:22:16 AM 140 Views
Strange choice of analogies... - 14/03/2010 12:17:03 PM 327 Views
I could be wrong, but I think his point was simply... - 14/03/2010 03:53:23 PM 404 Views
I think it was that it just seems too out of place - 14/03/2010 04:14:55 PM 445 Views
I dunno, you didn't elaborate much on your oxymoron statement. - 14/03/2010 04:29:04 PM 428 Views
It didn't really seem something that needed elaborating - 14/03/2010 05:20:33 PM 481 Views
Re: It didn't really seem something that needed elaborating - 14/03/2010 05:51:58 PM 486 Views
Re: It didn't really seem something that needed elaborating - 14/03/2010 06:31:45 PM 454 Views
I would object to the idea that objectivity was ever the goal - 15/03/2010 05:46:08 PM 411 Views
Heil! - 13/03/2010 12:22:35 AM 473 Views
It's about time. - 13/03/2010 01:17:25 AM 457 Views
Don't forget interned German-Americans in BOTH world wars. *NM* - 13/03/2010 02:47:25 AM 263 Views
Some of it can make sense - 13/03/2010 01:28:53 AM 487 Views
effing retarded *NM* - 13/03/2010 01:38:10 AM 153 Views
Re: Texas Approves Curriculum Revised by Conservatives - 13/03/2010 03:10:22 AM 421 Views
Many of those subjects are relevant school topics. *shrugs* *NM* - 13/03/2010 04:43:41 AM 226 Views
I'm assuming Art. 11 of the Treaty of Tripoli 1797 is banned from Texan history lessons, then? - 13/03/2010 12:26:41 PM 367 Views
And, along similar lines, both Article VII of the US Constitution and Missouri v. Holland. *NM* - 14/03/2010 12:26:10 AM 146 Views
I assume you mean Article VI? - 14/03/2010 10:32:36 AM 340 Views
Yes. It's not a very good ruling. *NM* - 14/03/2010 10:51:55 PM 145 Views
A fascinating thing, culture wars. - 14/03/2010 04:16:35 PM 494 Views
When does revisionist history descend to the level of mere hypocrisy? I weep for my country. - 15/03/2010 04:16:25 AM 533 Views
calling Zavala a city is a bit of a stretch don't you think? - 15/03/2010 05:39:03 PM 398 Views
Seguin's a city, or at least town; Zavala is a county. - 15/03/2010 09:00:54 PM 348 Views
Pfft, Seguin is a dump. - 15/03/2010 09:11:09 PM 324 Views
Not the point! - 15/03/2010 09:30:19 PM 324 Views
Zavalla is a town as well and city is a bit of stretch for Seguin - 15/03/2010 10:23:41 PM 300 Views
Fair enough, just trying to make clear I was speaking about municipality and county, respectively. - 29/03/2010 03:49:30 PM 330 Views
See the problem is the argument is total BS - 29/03/2010 05:27:53 PM 368 Views
Dunno if I'd go that far. - 29/03/2010 08:50:40 PM 466 Views
I am sure you wouldn't - 31/03/2010 04:19:09 PM 392 Views
Based on this article it is worryingly political - 15/03/2010 11:46:53 AM 315 Views
Do you have any examples of where they are not teaching the truth? - 15/03/2010 05:42:27 PM 346 Views
I think it is what they are leaving out that is worrisome. - 15/03/2010 06:58:38 PM 359 Views
I don't see anything sayting they are leaving that out - 15/03/2010 08:26:50 PM 351 Views
We were talking about this last night - 15/03/2010 11:38:02 PM 504 Views
Also - 15/03/2010 11:41:45 PM 291 Views
Still not sure I see a problem - 16/03/2010 04:58:50 PM 287 Views
This thread is indeed making me wonder how textbooks are used in the US... - 16/03/2010 05:05:13 PM 283 Views
for political posturing of course - 16/03/2010 05:26:13 PM 358 Views

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