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As a practical matter, this section, which addresses states' rights, functions as a political statement rather than an enforceable rule of law. Cf. ''Daniel v. Hutcheson'', 22 S.W. 933, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/022_SW_933.pdf#page=2 934] (Tex. 1893) ("The Civil War, in fact, ended in May, 1865, if by 'war' be meant . . . but at its close military possession was taken, and a provisional governor was appointed by the president of the United States, by whom state, district, and county officers were appointed."). | As a practical matter, this section, which addresses states' rights, functions as a political statement rather than an enforceable rule of law. Cf. ''Daniel v. Hutcheson'', 22 S.W. 933, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/022_SW_933.pdf#page=2 934] (Tex. 1893) ("The Civil War, in fact, ended in May, 1865, if by 'war' be meant . . . but at its close military possession was taken, and a provisional governor was appointed by the president of the United States, by whom state, district, and county officers were appointed."). | ||
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* ''Lee v. King'', 21 Tex. 577, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/021_Tex_577.pdf#page=6 582] (1858) ("We . . . maintain them in Cocke v. Calkin & Co., 1 Tex. 542, but the record of that cause having been taken to the supreme court of the United States, that tribunal decided, that by the acts admitting Texas into the Union, extending over it the laws of the United States, etc., on the 29th December, 1845, the old system of government so far as it conflicted with the federal authority was abrogated, and in substance that the constitution and laws of the United States were in force in Texas immediately upon her admission as a state.") | * ''Lee v. King'', 21 Tex. 577, [https://texaslegalguide.com/images/021_Tex_577.pdf#page=6 582] (1858) ("We . . . maintain them in Cocke v. Calkin & Co., 1 Tex. 542, but the record of that cause having been taken to the supreme court of the United States, that tribunal decided, that by the acts admitting Texas into the Union, extending over it the laws of the United States, etc., on the 29th December, 1845, the old system of government so far as it conflicted with the federal authority was abrogated, and in substance that the constitution and laws of the United States were in force in Texas immediately upon her admission as a state.") | ||
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