Article IV. The better to secure and perpetuate mutual friendship and intercourse among the people of the different States in this union, the free inhabitants of each of these States, paupers, vagabonds, and fugitives from justice excepted, shall be entitled to all privileges and immunities of free citizens in the several States; and the people of each State shall have free ingress and regress to and from any other State, and shall enjoy therein all the privileges of trade and commerce, subject to the same duties, impositions, and restrictions as the inhabitants thereof respectively, provided that such restrictions shall not extend so far as to prevent the removal of property imported into any State, to any other State, of which the owner is an inhabitant; provided also that no imposition, duties or restriction shall be laid by any State, on the property of the united States, or either of them.
If any person guilty of, or charged with, treason, felony, or other high misdemeanor in any State, shall flee from justice, and be found in any of the united States, he shall, upon demand of the Governor or executive power of the State from which he fled, be delivered up and removed to the State having jurisdiction of his offense.
Full faith and credit shall be given in each of these States to the records, acts, and judicial proceedings of the courts and magistrates of every other State.
Article V. For the most convenient management of the general interests of the united States, delegates shall be annually appointed in such manner as the legislatures of each State shall direct, to meet in Congress on the first Monday in November, in every year, with a power reserved to each State to recall its delegates, or any of them, at any time within the year, and to send others in their stead for the remainder of the year.
No State shall be represented in Congress by less than two, nor more than seven members; and no person shall be capable of being a delegate for more than three years in any term of six years; nor shall any person, being a delegate, be capable of holding any office under the united States, for which he, or another for his benefit, receives any salary, fees or emolument of any kind.
Each State shall maintain its own delegates in a meeting of the States, and while they act as members of the committee of the States.
In determining questions in the united States, in Congress assembled, each State shall have one vote.
Freedom of speech and debate in Congress shall not be impeached or questioned in any court or place out of Congress, and the members of Congress shall be protected in their persons from arrests or imprisonments, during the time of their going to and from, and attendance on Congress, except for treason, felony, or breach of the peace.
Article IV deals with the right of citizens and States regarding travel, commerce, and extradition. Congress did not want citizens to be limited concerning interstate travel, but they also did not want citizens able to flee criminal charges by simply crossing a State border.
Interestingly enough, this particular Article has set a precedent for legal cases regarding the requirements for driver's licenses. I won't go in to too much detail, but do a google search for "right to travel" some time and you'll see what I mean.
Article V sets up the format of Congress and the voting power of representatives. Interestingly the Articles only provide one vote for each State, regardless of State population, size, or delegation membership. Considering there was only one body for Congress, it does seem to be the only way to ensure larger states or those with greater populations would have undue influence over others.
Not a lot to say this week. The Wisconsin Government finally represented the will of the people, striking a blow for freedom. Here in Nevada, we will not be having a state fair for the first time in 136 years. Pretty sad, but unfortunately that is the economic realities of an overly taxed society that can not afford small luxuries.
May The Force Be With You.
God Bless America.
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