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If not State has the authority to secede Unilaterally how is it that the 13 colonies manage to secede from the British empire?

Couldn't agree w/you more:) Every time a poster indicates unilateral secession isn't authorized, I wonder....what entity are they thinking has supreme authority over any of the sovereign states?! Do they think a particular state, or group of states, has the right to direct the affairs of another sovereign state? I think not!

Just because Lincoln wanted to be the new King George and the northern States wanted to be the new British Empire doesn’t mean they had the right to.

I applaud your statement! And since Lincoln accomplished his diabolical goal, look what we have now.

! Do they think a particular state, or group of states, has the right to direct the affairs of another sovereign state? I think not!

Is the state the fundamental, unbreakable unit of sovereignty? Can a county secede from a state? Can a township secede? Can you unilaterally announce that you and your house are now their own country? Why or why not?