Quote Originally Posted by Ares View Post
It's not really the same as not paying a tax. They are contesting Federal Jurisdiction within a state. According to the Constitution the Federal Government has zero jurisdiction within a state unless the state with consent of it's legislature sold the land to the Federal Government. Reading through the history of Oregon and how Theodore Roosevelt just declared the land a nature reserve basically usurped jurisdiction within a state which is illegal and unconstitutional.

I see your point, and I agree they did this haphazardly.
I'll give you that Ares but lets be smart about this.....we don't know for sure Oregon didn't. I bet Oregon accepted some federal money, privilege, ect in return.
Legislatures were a hell of a lot more keen on government operation back then than they are today.
Civics class was taught back then.....not today with this government (federal government) class.