‘It’s was very commonly believed before the civil war that states voluntarily joined the union and were free to leave. I wish it were so today.’
okay; if it were so commonly believed there would have been no conflict, would there...?
okay; if it were so commonly believed there would have been no conflict, would there...?Can you post the article/sect in the US Constitution codifying that unilateral state secession is not allowed? Thanks in advance.
""Secession belongs to a different class of remedies. It is to be justified upon the basis that the States are Sovereign. There was a time when none denied it. I hope the time may come again, when a better comprehension of the theory of our Government, and the inalienable rights of the people of the States, will prevent any one from denying that each State is a Sovereign, and thus may reclaim the grants which it has made to any agent whomsoever."
Jefferson Davis, Pres. CSA.