[Who is John Galt?]

What was relevant to Lincoln was that armed insurrection was preventing him from carrying out his Constitutionally mandated duties. Where the justification comes in is in regards to moral justification for their illegal actions.

"Insurrection?" "Illegal actions?" By all means, please cite for us the specific language from the US Constitution that prohibits a member State from withdrawing from the union.

If you can't, just admit that you're exhibiting "political immaturity at the preschool level."

;>)

[TheBigIf]

The specific parts of the Constitution that prohibit the States from secession are Article II, which delegate the power of Commander-in-Chief of all States to the Executive of the United States and the Tenth Amendment which clearly reserves rights which are NOT delegated to the United States to the States thus ones that are delegated (such as Commander-in-Chief power) are prohibited from being a power of the States. The confederate states waged a rebellion to illegally usurp power that was delegated to the United States.

If you were to disagree with this interpretation then you would be at least be honest in your response but you instead simply ignore it thus in reality showing your “political immaturity at the preschool level.”

[Colonel Kangaroo]

"Insurrection?" "Illegal actions?" By all means, please cite for us the specific language from the US Constitution that prohibits a member State from withdrawing from the union.

Article I, Section 10

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation; grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal; coin Money; emit Bills of Credit; make any Thing but gold and silver Coin a Tender in Payment of Debts; pass any Bill of Attainder, ex post facto Law, or Law impairing the Obligation of Contracts, or grant any Title of Nobility.

No State shall, without the Consent of the Congress, lay any Imposts or Duties on Imports or Exports, except what may be absolutely necessary for executing it's inspection Laws: and the net Produce of all Duties and Imposts, laid by any State on Imports or Exports, shall be for the Use of the Treasury of the United States; and all such Laws shall be subject to the Revision and Controul of the Congress.

No State shall, without the Consent of Congress, lay any duty of Tonnage, keep Troops, or Ships of War in time of Peace, enter into any Agreement or Compact with another State, or with a foreign Power, or engage in War, unless actually invaded, or in such imminent Danger as will not admit of delay.