[Non-Sequitur]

Kindly point out exactly where in the Preamble the word 'perpetual' is found.

Those were Lee's words, not mine. Personally, I don't see why a state cannot leave the Union so long as it is done with the agreement of all the impacted parties - those leaving and those staying.

[Lurker]

Those were Lee's words, not mine

Actually they were Lincoln's, not Lee's.

so long as it is done with the agreement of all the impacted parties - those leaving and those staying.

Try it this way:

"As long as the bully gives his permission for the bullied to leave, everything is cool."

Does that about sum your position up?

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