Category Archives: 10th Amendment

FACT CHECK: UNILATERAL SECESSION THROUGH THE 10TH AMENDMENT IS A LEGAL MEANS FOR A STATE TO LEAVE THE UNION

20 Sep
Author John Needham

CLAIM: UNILATERAL SECESSION THROUGH THE 10TH AMENDMENT IS A LEGAL MEANS FOR A STATE TO LEAVE THE UNION INVESTIGATOR: John Needham FACT CHECK DETAILS: FACTUAL ACCURATE INVESTIGATORS FINDINGS: Secession was and still is a legal option in the States today. There had to be a specific constitutional prohibition on secession … Read More »

FACT CHECK: ALABAMA’S RADICAL REPUBLICANS RECOGNIZED SECESSION BY DECLARING IT ‘NULL AND VOID” IN 1865

4 Sep
Author John Needham

CLAIM: ALABAMA’S RADICAL REPUBLICANS RECOGNIZED SECESSION BY DECLARING IT ‘NULL AND VOID” IN 1865 INVESTIGATOR: John Needham FACT CHECK DETAILS: FACTUAL ACCURATE INVESTIGATORS FINDINGS: During May and June 1865, Alabama had no legally constituted government; Governor Thomas Hill Watts and other prominent leaders had been arrested by the United States … Read More »