Word: secessionism
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The case before the moot court will concern the legality of a hypothetical secession of a region from a state.
That, in fact, is exactly what the military leaders promised. The army ruled Pakistan from 1958 until the 1971 civil war, which ended with the secession of East Pakistan (now Bangladesh). This time the officers show no inclination to stay in power any longer than necessary. In his broadcast to...
The most vociferous reaction came from Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket. The vacation islands now have one representative apiece; under the redistricting plan, they will share a single representative with either upper or lower Cape Cod. Complaining that they will be deprived of an individual representative for the first...
When most Americans look to the north, they see a secure, stable, democratic, and peace-loving country, but that country could well be on the brink of dissolution. Unlike the United States, Canada's union of provinces has never been challenged by an attempted secession. But Rene Levesque, the new...
"Taxation without representation!" Once again that shrill cry was heard from rebellious New Englanders as some of the residents of Nantucket and Martha's Vineyard voted last week to secede from Massachusetts-and sported secession bumper stickers. They were protesting a redistricting plan under which Martha's Vineyard...