A better treatment is Charles Adams "When In The Course of Human Events" (Roman & Littlefield 2000). For those who think this issue was resolved in the War of Northern Invasion, the fact is that the Supreme Court has yet to be heard on the issue (the main reason that neither Jeff Davis nor anyone else were tried for treason after the War) and with the influx of our neighbors from south of the Rio Grande, secession may become an issue for the 21st Century. <BR><BR><BR>**************************************<BR> AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html