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Yes And ~Yes: A Lesson For South Carolina In The Illogic Of Secession, Peter J. Aschenbrenner

Peter J. Aschenbrenner

On December 20, 1860 a convention of South Carolinians claimed to have repealed a previous convention’s ratification of the Philadelphia constitution. This straightforward text of 138 words apparently stands on its own merits, since the long-winded, rambling and thoroughly confused 2,182 words worth of supporting argument did not appear until December 26, 1860. What is the chartered logic applicable to ratifications and un-ratifications? Our Constitutional Logic unleashes Article VII on the problem.