The GOP candidate had said last week that states could secede if they felt the need to do so.

Nikki Haley, fresh off her Civil War history refresher on this week’s Saturday Night Live, appeared to remember what the Constitution allowed when it comes to state secession: nothing.

Haley again walked back her comments saying states could choose if they wanted to secede from the U.S., telling CNN’s State of the Union on Sunday that she didn’t believe the Constitution afforded them that right. It came days after she told radio host Charlamagne tha God that states like Texas could “make the decisions that their people want to make.”

“According to the Constitution, they can’t,” Haley told CNN. “What I think they have the right to do is have the power to protect themselves and do all that. Texas has talked about that for a long time. The Constitution doesn’t allow for that.”

The GOP presidential candidate then tried to pivot to why Texas would consider such an option, citing Gov. Greg Abbott’s frustration with the Biden administration’s handling of the Southern border and the state’s desire to protect itself.

  • @Sanctus
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    1199 months ago

    I sure wish I got to say whatever dumb fucking shit I wanted and still got paid more than the average person who actually contributes to society.

    • FuglyDuck
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      569 months ago

      Be a republican. Also, start rich.

      • @[email protected]
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        109 months ago

        Also you can work your way up by sucking someone’s dick higher up the food chain. You could take that metaphorically, or you could go full Boebert.

        • @Daft_ish
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          39 months ago

          They’ve already said be rich but weren’t explicit in saying you could also benefit from nepotism.

          Nepotism is so rampant in our government people literally feel entitled to it.