July 15, 2025 • 25 mins
In this episode GCB talks about cur events surrounding our Confederate Heritage, and The South.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
Good evening everyone, and I hope you are having a
fantastic Monday. Before we get started, the views and opinions
expressed on this broadcast, or not necessarily those the SCVS, GC,
any division brigade, camps or other subsidiary, strictly those of
us who are expressing that, uh it is your host
(00:22):
for tonight, GCB Harrison is actually off this week. Uh
he has. He texted me earlier, still had some stuff
going on with family for the holiday, so I was yeah.
He asked me if I could handle it, and I
said yeah, sure. So hope everybody's had a great uh great,
great weekend and enjoying time with friends and family. I
(00:44):
who I did. So Yeah, Tonight's gonna be kind of
a laid back informal episode, but we're still gonna talk
about some current events, uh that are going on, specifically
up in Canada. There is a movement up in uh
Alberta uh that that is very very interesting to say
(01:10):
the least. Uh. So, Yeah, I hope everybody is enjoying
UH today we're still working or I'm still working. I
haven't had a chance to really get on it. The
new intro video of course, with the departure of the
Candy Man. We never took it off just as homage
to him, but we want something vibrant and something like
(01:30):
something you know that that matches the whole thing. Plus
we got to update Shan's Look around Florida thing to
Wednesday as well as we're still trying to get a
sponsor for this season. We're in talks with somebody right now,
so we're waiting to see.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
But uh, just like we did in the early seasons though, uh,
while we went on folks to get in, I'm gonna
play one of the faces ads for that that happened
uh under past Commander Chief Lord mclooney's administration, and then
will get into the actual topic.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
There is a place nestled and the rolling farmland of
southern Middle Tennessee, and inside are the stories of heroes
and heroines, stories of battles won and lost, stories of sacrifices.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Made by the people of its native soil. A place
that will tell the true and complete story of the
Southland and the war fought for its freedom from the
causes that led to the conflict, for the modern day
struggles to protect Southern history, historic Elm Springs and the
(02:55):
Confederate Museum at Elm Springs, a place where the story
of the south Land and its historic struggle is preserved
and told come and discover your history.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
All right, So tonight we're going to talk about Canada.
For those that do not follow Canadian politics, and I
didn't until actually seeing this video on TikTok. Will play
here in a second. Canada has had a progressive government
for the past or since twenty fifteen, i believe, and
(03:35):
a lot of things got passed in their parliament that
didn't set well with want province, specifically Alberta, And I'll
get into that, but really quickly, I'm going to play
this video so you can kind of get an understanding
what I'm talking about.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
To be clear, from the outset, our government will not
be putting a vote on separation from Canada on the
referendum ballot. However, if there is a successful citizen led
referendum petition that is able to gather the requisite number
of signatures requesting such a question to be put on
a referendum, our government will respect the democratic process and
(04:13):
include that question on the twenty twenty six provincial referendum
ballot as well.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
So essentially, what has happened over the past couple of years.
Alberta's separatist or secessionist sentiment students primarily from economic and
political frustrations with the Canadian federal government. And as I
read this, I want you all to listen and see
if you need this sounds familiar. The province Alberta, which
(04:49):
is rich in oil and gas, feels its economic contributions
are undervalued with policies like national energy programs pasted in
the nineteen eighties and recent environmental regulation including very high
carbon taxes and pipeline restrictions. They see this as a
or they are as they are a resource based economy.
(05:13):
Many Albertans, particularly those of the conservative view, view Ottawas,
which is where their parliament is, liberal government as hostile
to their interests, prioritizing Eastern provinces like Ontario and Quebec
or Quebec. A sense of Western alienation fuels resentment. As
Alberta contributes significantly significantly to Canada's GDP roughly seventeen percent,
(05:38):
but only holds ten percent of parliamentary seats. In twenty
twenty five federal elections won by Liberal Mark Carney intensified
calls for separations, with Premier Daniel Smith proposing a potential
twenty twenty six referendum if citizens petitions gained enough support,
Roughly one hundred and seventy seven thousand signatures need to
(05:59):
be collected, and that's what we just saw in that video.
While Smith emphasized this sovereignty within Canada, separatist groups like
the Alberta Prosperity Project push for independence or even US statehood,
citing cultural alignment with conservative American values. Polls indicate thirty
percent of Albertan's might support separation if Liberals remain in power,
(06:21):
although seventy one percent opposed it as of twenty nineteen,
but that was almost a decade ago. Economic concerns include
Alberta's net contribution of fourteen point two billion to the
federal revenues in twenty twenty two, with perceived inadequate returns,
and fears that federal climate policies threaten jobs. However, critics
(06:42):
argue separation could shrink Alberta's tax based driveway investment and
complicate trade given its landlocked status. First Nations also posed secession,
citing treaty violations. So essentially, what we got here is
a group of people in Canada who feel overtaxed and
overburdened by a society that doesn't represent them, and they
(07:06):
want to leave. They want to secede. And when doing
research on it about the movement, of course, harkened back
to the South's independence movement in eighteen sixty one. Of course,
you know, the different tariffs and things, and the vast
majority of the federal budget coming from the backs of
the South. As I was also prepping for this episode,
(07:30):
I was on the phone with Carl Jones, who is
my my you know name my guy. Uh, you know,
we normally talk to about this topic, and he said, really,
we need to look into the etymology of the word
of secession. It is of Latin origins. You know, it
(07:52):
comes from the now in ciciso, meaning a withdrawal or separation,
and it comes in the verb you know cinesera day
but not not a Latin expert, but the c prefix
means a part or way, and then the sara day
means to go or move or withdraw. In fact, secession
(08:14):
in the early portion of history was mainly used to
describe business transactions. For example, if you know Harrison and
I go into business together, and we decide that we
don't want to be in business partners and we dissolve
our partnership, we would suspect our partnership would secede. That's
(08:35):
what it was originally meant until about these seventeen hundreds
when it took a more political uh uh mindset. So
that goes into you know, Jefferson, and of course, you know,
secession is America's oldest tradition that we continue on with
h to this day. You know, well, I said we
(08:55):
continue on to this day, but you know we I'm
not going to get into that when you look at it, though,
secession really got our first. Let me pull up my
detailed history that I was working on. I've been working
on this topic all day long, so I've got like
four pages of notes in here, trying to back up
(09:28):
to the top. So the very first one really that
some would consider would even be Francis Bacon rebellion and
things like that with it, there's the Macklenburg I believe
it's Macklenburg. It was in seventeen seventy five. Yeah, yeah,
(09:52):
Macklenburg Declaration seventy seventy five in North Carolina. That of
course led to the Virginia Resolution proposed by Richard Henry
Ley of Virginia in seventeen seventy six.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
With the.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
With you know, the these these ought to be these
colonies ought to be in all right, and ought to
be free in independent states, dissolving all legions to Great Britain.
Of course, that's the that is the excuse me, the
Declaration of Independence. And we continue on, you know, through
(10:30):
that we've talked about on this on this program. How
even the United States seceded from itself when adopting the
Constitution versus the Articles of Confederation. We had a government,
a confederated government, but we did away with that in
seventeen the seventeen eighties, seventeen nineties, excuse me, to create
(10:55):
the constitution. Then, of course, you know, there were other things.
There was the Hartford Conventions, which you know in New England,
which proposed during the War of eighteen twelve, because New
England was a major trading ally with England, they proposed
to secede from the United States. Continue on with the history.
(11:16):
Of course, we know about the nullification crisis with South Carolina,
and of course our own southern secession in eighteen sixty.
But it's it's it's more than that. You know, Mexico
and other colonies seceded from Spain in the early eighteen hundreds.
In fact, Santa Anna, before the you know notoriety of
(11:41):
the Alamo, was actually a officer in the Spanish army
and fought in the Green Flag Revolution. Of course, you know,
Mexico would later secede from Spain and create its own
create its own country. Belgium in eighteen thirty seceded from
the Netherlands in nineteen. In the twentieth century, Norway's seceded
(12:05):
from Sweden. Ireland of course, you know, had their their
revolution and eventually got their peace, but they declared independence.
In the Easter uprising, Indian and Pakistan from the British Empire.
In fact, a lot of the British Empire when it
began breaking up. The breakup of the USSR in eighty
(12:27):
nine and ninety one, you know, Yugoslavia and Kosovo again,
Quebec tried to have a referendum for secession in nineteen
eighty and ninety five.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Both failed.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
Kurdistan I had a referendum that was rejected by the people.
Twenty fourteen, we had the Scottish independence referendum in well Scotland,
you know, trying to break up the United Kingdom Scotland
becoming its own independent, independent nation. Of course, you know,
(13:06):
that failed, but it felled fifty three or excuse me,
fifty five. And of course, after the after Brexit, which
was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union,
uh a secession of the United Kingdom from the European Union,
(13:27):
Scotland wants to secede again. Uh So yeah. As far
as modern movements in the United States, Texas of course
has a nationalist movement. Uh, Alaska has had a questions
about it, Hawaii, Vermont, uh, several other states. So yeah,
(13:49):
it's just a very interesting uh thing happening up in Canada. Uh.
That that I want to keep our eyes on and
talk about, you know a little bit about about secession
because you know, that's uh, that's that's that's a very
important right for people to be able to alter or
(14:11):
abolish government if it doesn't suit their needs. Our ancestors,
of course, you know, fought for that, and the the
struggle of the Albertans is a is one that is
very similar. So uh yeah, so just uh looking at
the chat, just wanted to open it up now for
any comments anything like that. Before going on to another
(14:34):
little bit of news that we saw earlier today. So
Lois says, the only illegal secession that occurred during eighteen
sixty one to eighteen sixty if I was out of
West Virginia. And yes, uh Loi is right. The United
States Constitution says that, you know, you cannot make another
(14:54):
state from seceding from an existing state. And you know,
mister Lincoln, who said that the Southern states were just
in rebellion, that we had not seceeded and not created
our own independent country, allowed for West Virginia, and his
Congress course allowed for West Virginia to become a state.
(15:16):
And uh yeah, that was illegal. But of course, you
know the Yankee government at that time wouldn't happen today,
would only follow the Constitution when and where they want to.
Good pointly, Well, I'll wait on some other comments to
(15:43):
come in. Oh wait, there's one. New England's threatened at
five times, and the threat South threatened at once and
then did it. Well, South Carolina threatened it a couple
of times. And one of my favorite stories is the
uh I'm trying to pull up the exact the exact quote.
(16:18):
You know John C. Calhoun, who of course was a
an Ardent uh nullification. Uh, I would I would dare
say he was one of the last. Uh or he
was a Jeffersonian. I'm working on a on a talk
right now, uh, comparing a track contrasting Jeffersonian democracy at
Jacksonian democracy and Hamiltonian democracy.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Granted, you know, Jacksonian Jeffersonian come from two different eras,
but it is based off of two heritages that influenced
the south of the Scotch Irish versus the Cavaliers. So
I've been really into h m hm, I cannot find it.
(17:22):
But essentially they're at a dinner party.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Well, I mean and James, I've I've never been to
uh to Canada. I don't know anything about about them
specifically besides the fact when when reading about the reasons
why they want to secede, why they want to break
free of the of the federal Canadian government and their parliament, Uh,
they feel like they're not being truly represented, it accurately represented.
(18:01):
They don't feel like they're they're able to uh. Uh,
they're being overtaxed. Uh, it just to me, it sounds
a lot like what our Confederate ancestors uh went through.
But essentially it was during the nullification crisis. Around the
nullification crisis and Jackson gave a toast and uh, it
(18:26):
was a state dinner. Uh, let me see if I
can find it. It was Jefferson's birthday dinner sorry at
(19:02):
Jesse's Brown Indian Queen Hotel. During this event, prended Andrew
Jackson and Vice pir John C. Calhoun gave toast reflecting
their opposing views intentions over states rights in the federal authority,
particularly regarding the nullification crisis. Jackson, aware that nullafiers intended
to promote states rights, rose and toasted our federal Union
it must be preserved. This was a direct rebuke of
(19:22):
the idea of nullification, emphasizing federal supremacy. Calhoun, a leading
advocate for states rights and nullification, responded with the union
next to our liberty the most dear. May we all
remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the
rights of the states and distributing equally the benefit and
burden of the Union. This toast prioritizes liberty and states
(19:45):
rights for shadowing the deepening divide that would lead to
the nullification crisis. So yeah, but yeah, that was and Jason,
you're right, yeah Texas versus why it ruly never made
(20:05):
it illegal for states to secede.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
And that's that's you know, something very interesting that we
did this past year, or I learned this past year
is actually in Mississippi's constitution, we uh, for some odd
unexplicative reason, in eighteen ninety in our Bill of Rights
made it illegal for our state to secede. We put
(20:29):
that in there that now there's nothing And of course,
you know I would prefer a constitution.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
Amendment to.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Remove that, not necessarily because I want separation from the
federal government, but you know I don't like to be
tied to anything. So that was, uh, that was something interesting.
But anyway, like I said, the next thing I wanted
(21:01):
to cover really quickly. I just wanted to piquk some
interest tonight. It's gonna be a short episode because of
the holiday, just so that y'all. I'm not gonna say
where this happened, but I will. Scrolling on Facebook and
I saw that today on Memorial Day, Confederate Memorial was
attacked it's out west. But it's just a reminder for
(21:25):
everybody to make sure that you are watching your watching
your monuments, watching your memorals, UH, that you're keeping an
active view, keep an active eye on stuff, and to
also remember that you know, just like we talked about
with the episode a couple of weeks ago with UH
(21:49):
the Enemy's Playbook, UH, to be active and vigilant in
your communities. We've got to We've got to do that.
So anyway, like I said, short episode tonight, I was
really planning on having Harrison on to go back and
forth with, but like I said, he had to do
family stuff. So I hope everybody has a great week.
(22:12):
Remember Wednesday, as Sean show Thursday, Harrison is going to
have a great episode of look Around. I think it's
Commander's comments. Don't quote me on it may not be
because it's no it's the last Thursday of the month.
So we are Andrew, we are working on getting the
ads reduced on the streaming platforms. We're trying our hardest,
(22:39):
but yeah, so just be patient with us. So until
next week, hope you all have a great one. Do
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(23:00):
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your tarty, We're uh, we're we're wrapping up a little
bit early because of.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Because of the holiday.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
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see the uh the meals, everything like that, so agenda,
(23:40):
so let's get those uh. Let's get those registrations in
as soon as you can. Looking forward to seeing everybody.
Hope everybody has a great week. UH. We will be
back on Thursday with look around the confederation. You have
(24:01):
a great one.
Good evening everyone, and I hope you are having a
fantastic Monday. Before we get started, the views and opinions
expressed on this broadcast, or not necessarily those the SCVS, GC,
any division brigade, camps or other subsidiary, strictly those of
us who are expressing that, uh it is your host
(00:22):
for tonight, GCB Harrison is actually off this week. Uh
he has. He texted me earlier, still had some stuff
going on with family for the holiday, so I was yeah.
He asked me if I could handle it, and I
said yeah, sure. So hope everybody's had a great uh great,
great weekend and enjoying time with friends and family. I
(00:44):
who I did. So Yeah, Tonight's gonna be kind of
a laid back informal episode, but we're still gonna talk
about some current events, uh that are going on, specifically
up in Canada. There is a movement up in uh
Alberta uh that that is very very interesting to say
(01:10):
the least. Uh. So, Yeah, I hope everybody is enjoying
UH today we're still working or I'm still working. I
haven't had a chance to really get on it. The
new intro video of course, with the departure of the
Candy Man. We never took it off just as homage
to him, but we want something vibrant and something like
(01:30):
something you know that that matches the whole thing. Plus
we got to update Shan's Look around Florida thing to
Wednesday as well as we're still trying to get a
sponsor for this season. We're in talks with somebody right now,
so we're waiting to see.
Speaker 2 (01:47):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (01:47):
But uh, just like we did in the early seasons though, uh,
while we went on folks to get in, I'm gonna
play one of the faces ads for that that happened
uh under past Commander Chief Lord mclooney's administration, and then
will get into the actual topic.
Speaker 3 (02:11):
There is a place nestled and the rolling farmland of
southern Middle Tennessee, and inside are the stories of heroes
and heroines, stories of battles won and lost, stories of sacrifices.
Speaker 2 (02:31):
Made by the people of its native soil. A place
that will tell the true and complete story of the
Southland and the war fought for its freedom from the
causes that led to the conflict, for the modern day
struggles to protect Southern history, historic Elm Springs and the
(02:55):
Confederate Museum at Elm Springs, a place where the story
of the south Land and its historic struggle is preserved
and told come and discover your history.
Speaker 1 (03:13):
All right, So tonight we're going to talk about Canada.
For those that do not follow Canadian politics, and I
didn't until actually seeing this video on TikTok. Will play
here in a second. Canada has had a progressive government
for the past or since twenty fifteen, i believe, and
(03:35):
a lot of things got passed in their parliament that
didn't set well with want province, specifically Alberta, And I'll
get into that, but really quickly, I'm going to play
this video so you can kind of get an understanding
what I'm talking about.
Speaker 4 (03:51):
To be clear, from the outset, our government will not
be putting a vote on separation from Canada on the
referendum ballot. However, if there is a successful citizen led
referendum petition that is able to gather the requisite number
of signatures requesting such a question to be put on
a referendum, our government will respect the democratic process and
(04:13):
include that question on the twenty twenty six provincial referendum
ballot as well.
Speaker 1 (04:27):
So essentially, what has happened over the past couple of years.
Alberta's separatist or secessionist sentiment students primarily from economic and
political frustrations with the Canadian federal government. And as I
read this, I want you all to listen and see
if you need this sounds familiar. The province Alberta, which
(04:49):
is rich in oil and gas, feels its economic contributions
are undervalued with policies like national energy programs pasted in
the nineteen eighties and recent environmental regulation including very high
carbon taxes and pipeline restrictions. They see this as a
or they are as they are a resource based economy.
(05:13):
Many Albertans, particularly those of the conservative view, view Ottawas,
which is where their parliament is, liberal government as hostile
to their interests, prioritizing Eastern provinces like Ontario and Quebec
or Quebec. A sense of Western alienation fuels resentment. As
Alberta contributes significantly significantly to Canada's GDP roughly seventeen percent,
(05:38):
but only holds ten percent of parliamentary seats. In twenty
twenty five federal elections won by Liberal Mark Carney intensified
calls for separations, with Premier Daniel Smith proposing a potential
twenty twenty six referendum if citizens petitions gained enough support,
Roughly one hundred and seventy seven thousand signatures need to
(05:59):
be collected, and that's what we just saw in that video.
While Smith emphasized this sovereignty within Canada, separatist groups like
the Alberta Prosperity Project push for independence or even US statehood,
citing cultural alignment with conservative American values. Polls indicate thirty
percent of Albertan's might support separation if Liberals remain in power,
(06:21):
although seventy one percent opposed it as of twenty nineteen,
but that was almost a decade ago. Economic concerns include
Alberta's net contribution of fourteen point two billion to the
federal revenues in twenty twenty two, with perceived inadequate returns,
and fears that federal climate policies threaten jobs. However, critics
(06:42):
argue separation could shrink Alberta's tax based driveway investment and
complicate trade given its landlocked status. First Nations also posed secession,
citing treaty violations. So essentially, what we got here is
a group of people in Canada who feel overtaxed and
overburdened by a society that doesn't represent them, and they
(07:06):
want to leave. They want to secede. And when doing
research on it about the movement, of course, harkened back
to the South's independence movement in eighteen sixty one. Of course,
you know, the different tariffs and things, and the vast
majority of the federal budget coming from the backs of
the South. As I was also prepping for this episode,
(07:30):
I was on the phone with Carl Jones, who is
my my you know name my guy. Uh, you know,
we normally talk to about this topic, and he said, really,
we need to look into the etymology of the word
of secession. It is of Latin origins. You know, it
(07:52):
comes from the now in ciciso, meaning a withdrawal or separation,
and it comes in the verb you know cinesera day
but not not a Latin expert, but the c prefix
means a part or way, and then the sara day
means to go or move or withdraw. In fact, secession
(08:14):
in the early portion of history was mainly used to
describe business transactions. For example, if you know Harrison and
I go into business together, and we decide that we
don't want to be in business partners and we dissolve
our partnership, we would suspect our partnership would secede. That's
(08:35):
what it was originally meant until about these seventeen hundreds
when it took a more political uh uh mindset. So
that goes into you know, Jefferson, and of course, you know,
secession is America's oldest tradition that we continue on with
h to this day. You know, well, I said we
(08:55):
continue on to this day, but you know we I'm
not going to get into that when you look at it, though,
secession really got our first. Let me pull up my
detailed history that I was working on. I've been working
on this topic all day long, so I've got like
four pages of notes in here, trying to back up
(09:28):
to the top. So the very first one really that
some would consider would even be Francis Bacon rebellion and
things like that with it, there's the Macklenburg I believe
it's Macklenburg. It was in seventeen seventy five. Yeah, yeah,
(09:52):
Macklenburg Declaration seventy seventy five in North Carolina. That of
course led to the Virginia Resolution proposed by Richard Henry
Ley of Virginia in seventeen seventy six.
Speaker 2 (10:04):
With the.
Speaker 1 (10:07):
With you know, the these these ought to be these
colonies ought to be in all right, and ought to
be free in independent states, dissolving all legions to Great Britain.
Of course, that's the that is the excuse me, the
Declaration of Independence. And we continue on, you know, through
(10:30):
that we've talked about on this on this program. How
even the United States seceded from itself when adopting the
Constitution versus the Articles of Confederation. We had a government,
a confederated government, but we did away with that in
seventeen the seventeen eighties, seventeen nineties, excuse me, to create
(10:55):
the constitution. Then, of course, you know, there were other things.
There was the Hartford Conventions, which you know in New England,
which proposed during the War of eighteen twelve, because New
England was a major trading ally with England, they proposed
to secede from the United States. Continue on with the history.
(11:16):
Of course, we know about the nullification crisis with South Carolina,
and of course our own southern secession in eighteen sixty.
But it's it's it's more than that. You know, Mexico
and other colonies seceded from Spain in the early eighteen hundreds.
In fact, Santa Anna, before the you know notoriety of
(11:41):
the Alamo, was actually a officer in the Spanish army
and fought in the Green Flag Revolution. Of course, you know,
Mexico would later secede from Spain and create its own
create its own country. Belgium in eighteen thirty seceded from
the Netherlands in nineteen. In the twentieth century, Norway's seceded
(12:05):
from Sweden. Ireland of course, you know, had their their
revolution and eventually got their peace, but they declared independence.
In the Easter uprising, Indian and Pakistan from the British Empire.
In fact, a lot of the British Empire when it
began breaking up. The breakup of the USSR in eighty
(12:27):
nine and ninety one, you know, Yugoslavia and Kosovo again,
Quebec tried to have a referendum for secession in nineteen
eighty and ninety five.
Speaker 3 (12:39):
Both failed.
Speaker 1 (12:42):
Kurdistan I had a referendum that was rejected by the people.
Twenty fourteen, we had the Scottish independence referendum in well Scotland,
you know, trying to break up the United Kingdom Scotland
becoming its own independent, independent nation. Of course, you know,
(13:06):
that failed, but it felled fifty three or excuse me,
fifty five. And of course, after the after Brexit, which
was the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union,
uh a secession of the United Kingdom from the European Union,
(13:27):
Scotland wants to secede again. Uh So yeah. As far
as modern movements in the United States, Texas of course
has a nationalist movement. Uh, Alaska has had a questions
about it, Hawaii, Vermont, uh, several other states. So yeah,
(13:49):
it's just a very interesting uh thing happening up in Canada. Uh.
That that I want to keep our eyes on and
talk about, you know a little bit about about secession
because you know, that's uh, that's that's that's a very
important right for people to be able to alter or
(14:11):
abolish government if it doesn't suit their needs. Our ancestors,
of course, you know, fought for that, and the the
struggle of the Albertans is a is one that is
very similar. So uh yeah, so just uh looking at
the chat, just wanted to open it up now for
any comments anything like that. Before going on to another
(14:34):
little bit of news that we saw earlier today. So
Lois says, the only illegal secession that occurred during eighteen
sixty one to eighteen sixty if I was out of
West Virginia. And yes, uh Loi is right. The United
States Constitution says that, you know, you cannot make another
(14:54):
state from seceding from an existing state. And you know,
mister Lincoln, who said that the Southern states were just
in rebellion, that we had not seceeded and not created
our own independent country, allowed for West Virginia, and his
Congress course allowed for West Virginia to become a state.
(15:16):
And uh yeah, that was illegal. But of course, you
know the Yankee government at that time wouldn't happen today,
would only follow the Constitution when and where they want to.
Good pointly, Well, I'll wait on some other comments to
(15:43):
come in. Oh wait, there's one. New England's threatened at
five times, and the threat South threatened at once and
then did it. Well, South Carolina threatened it a couple
of times. And one of my favorite stories is the
uh I'm trying to pull up the exact the exact quote.
(16:18):
You know John C. Calhoun, who of course was a
an Ardent uh nullification. Uh, I would I would dare
say he was one of the last. Uh or he
was a Jeffersonian. I'm working on a on a talk
right now, uh, comparing a track contrasting Jeffersonian democracy at
Jacksonian democracy and Hamiltonian democracy.
Speaker 3 (16:36):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (16:37):
Granted, you know, Jacksonian Jeffersonian come from two different eras,
but it is based off of two heritages that influenced
the south of the Scotch Irish versus the Cavaliers. So
I've been really into h m hm, I cannot find it.
(17:22):
But essentially they're at a dinner party.
Speaker 3 (17:37):
Yeah.
Speaker 1 (17:37):
Well, I mean and James, I've I've never been to
uh to Canada. I don't know anything about about them
specifically besides the fact when when reading about the reasons
why they want to secede, why they want to break
free of the of the federal Canadian government and their parliament, Uh,
they feel like they're not being truly represented, it accurately represented.
(18:01):
They don't feel like they're they're able to uh. Uh,
they're being overtaxed. Uh, it just to me, it sounds
a lot like what our Confederate ancestors uh went through.
But essentially it was during the nullification crisis. Around the
nullification crisis and Jackson gave a toast and uh, it
(18:26):
was a state dinner. Uh, let me see if I
can find it. It was Jefferson's birthday dinner sorry at
(19:02):
Jesse's Brown Indian Queen Hotel. During this event, prended Andrew
Jackson and Vice pir John C. Calhoun gave toast reflecting
their opposing views intentions over states rights in the federal authority,
particularly regarding the nullification crisis. Jackson, aware that nullafiers intended
to promote states rights, rose and toasted our federal Union
it must be preserved. This was a direct rebuke of
(19:22):
the idea of nullification, emphasizing federal supremacy. Calhoun, a leading
advocate for states rights and nullification, responded with the union
next to our liberty the most dear. May we all
remember that it can only be preserved by respecting the
rights of the states and distributing equally the benefit and
burden of the Union. This toast prioritizes liberty and states
(19:45):
rights for shadowing the deepening divide that would lead to
the nullification crisis. So yeah, but yeah, that was and Jason,
you're right, yeah Texas versus why it ruly never made
(20:05):
it illegal for states to secede.
Speaker 4 (20:07):
Uh.
Speaker 1 (20:08):
And that's that's you know, something very interesting that we
did this past year, or I learned this past year
is actually in Mississippi's constitution, we uh, for some odd
unexplicative reason, in eighteen ninety in our Bill of Rights
made it illegal for our state to secede. We put
(20:29):
that in there that now there's nothing And of course,
you know I would prefer a constitution.
Speaker 3 (20:34):
Amendment to.
Speaker 1 (20:38):
Remove that, not necessarily because I want separation from the
federal government, but you know I don't like to be
tied to anything. So that was, uh, that was something interesting.
But anyway, like I said, the next thing I wanted
(21:01):
to cover really quickly. I just wanted to piquk some
interest tonight. It's gonna be a short episode because of
the holiday, just so that y'all. I'm not gonna say
where this happened, but I will. Scrolling on Facebook and
I saw that today on Memorial Day, Confederate Memorial was
attacked it's out west. But it's just a reminder for
(21:25):
everybody to make sure that you are watching your watching
your monuments, watching your memorals, UH, that you're keeping an
active view, keep an active eye on stuff, and to
also remember that you know, just like we talked about
with the episode a couple of weeks ago with UH
(21:49):
the Enemy's Playbook, UH, to be active and vigilant in
your communities. We've got to We've got to do that.
So anyway, like I said, short episode tonight, I was
really planning on having Harrison on to go back and
forth with, but like I said, he had to do
family stuff. So I hope everybody has a great week.
(22:12):
Remember Wednesday, as Sean show Thursday, Harrison is going to
have a great episode of look Around. I think it's
Commander's comments. Don't quote me on it may not be
because it's no it's the last Thursday of the month.
So we are Andrew, we are working on getting the
ads reduced on the streaming platforms. We're trying our hardest,
(22:39):
but yeah, so just be patient with us. So until
next week, hope you all have a great one. Do
something in your community, and remember National Reunion for those
that have not registered yet. Registration you can register online
(23:00):
at SCV one three is zero. Well JBO, given there
your tarty, We're uh, we're we're wrapping up a little
bit early because of.
Speaker 3 (23:13):
Because of the holiday.
Speaker 1 (23:14):
UH one s CV one thirty UH dot com. You
can register for National Reunion while there, so you can
go to do to do, register for events. You can
see the uh the meals, everything like that, so agenda,
(23:40):
so let's get those uh. Let's get those registrations in
as soon as you can. Looking forward to seeing everybody.
Hope everybody has a great week. UH. We will be
back on Thursday with look around the confederation. You have
(24:01):
a great one.
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