The Republican (nationalist) 39th Constitutional Congress—without a constitutional amendment—and over the veto of War Democrat (constitutionalist) de facto President Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) passes the First (Military) Reconstruction Act: “no legal State governments” exist in the former Confederacy-except for Tennessee, having ratified the unlawfully proposed 14th amendment. All previous legislative acts-except their ratification of the fraudulent 13th amendment are null and void. The ten remaining confederate States are assimilated into five military districts and will remain under martial law until they ratify the 14th amendment. Also, State constitutional conventions must provide suffrage to all adult freedmen.
NOTES:
- It is a well acknowledged principle in law that acts committed under duress are not binding on the aggrieved party.
- This violates Article V, prohibiting States from being deprived their equal suffrage in the Senate.
[restored 3/12/2021] Thanks to Chuck McGlawn for this entry.
Without floor debate, the Republican 39th Constitutional Congress—without a constitutional amendment—and over the veto of War Democrat de facto President Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) passes the Internal Revenue Act of 1867, making it illegal to file a suit “for the purpose of restraining the assessment or collection of a tax. … “
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The Republican 39th Constitutional Congress—without a constitutional amendment—and over the veto of War Democrat de facto President Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) passes the Command of Army Act, requiring the president to issue all orders concerning Reconstruction through the General in Chief, Lieutenant General Hiram Ulysses Simpson Grant.
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The Republican 39th Constitutional Congress—without a constitutional amendment—and over the veto of War Democrat (constitutionalist) de facto President Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) passes the Army Appropriations Act of 1867, prohibiting the Commander-in-Chief from replacing the General of the (standing) Army of the united States without the consent of the Senate. This deprives the president of his lawful authority as Commander-in-Chief.
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The Republican 39th Constitutional Congress—without a constitutional amendment—and over the veto of War Democrat de facto President Andrew Johnson (a Citizen of the confederate State of Tennessee) passes the Tenure of Office Act, preventing the president from firing any Cabinet officer without the advice and consent of the Senate.
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Subsequent Events:
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“Law of the Jungle”
ccc-2point0.com/preface
References:
Army Appropriations Act of 1867, 14 Public Statutes at Large 485, 487 (1867).
Internal Revenue Act of 1867, 14 Public Statutes at Large 471, 475 (1867).
Military Reconstruction Act, 14 Public Statutes at Large 547 (1867).
Boyd v. U.S., 116 U.S. 116 U.S. 616, 621 (1886).
“Notes – Enjoining the Assessment and Collection of Federal Taxes Despite Statutory Prohibition,” 49 Harvard Law Review 109 (1935).
Alfred H. Kelly and Winfred A. Harbison, The American Constitution: Its Origin and Development, revised version, (1948; New York: W.W. Norton, 1955), 466-67
Calvin D. Linton, ed. The Bicentennial Almanac: 200 Years of America, 1776-1976, (Nashville, Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 1975), 194.
James M McPherson, Ordeal by Fire: The Civil War and Reconstruction, second edition, (New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992), 522-24.
William M. Weicek, The Guarantee Clause of the U.S. Constitution, (Ithaca, New York and London: Cornell University Press, 1972), 302.
Was the Union Army’s Invasion of the Confederate States a Lawful Act? by James Ostrowski
www.lewrockwell.com/ostrowski/ostrowski31.html
Rethinking the Constitution, Completely – Mises Institute
mises.org/daily/2657/Rethinking-the-Constitution-Completely
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