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In reply to the discussion: Should California Threaten Secession To Abolish Electoral College? [View all]eniwetok
(1,629 posts)First, THE INTENT IS NOT TO SECEDE for its own sake as the South did. It's to PUSH FOR REFORMS that will otherwise never make it out of Congress or be ratified in a rigged amendment ratification formula.
And if you bothered to read the Constitution... and how it was constructed, it gives the federal limited powers with all others remaining in the hands of the People and the States. The Articles of Confederation specifically stated it was a perpetual union. But the Constitution has NO such language or prohibition on secession. The closest reference I can find is the Supremacy clause which binds states in the union to federal law and having disputes handled in the judiciary. That clearly seems to bar nullification... not secession. But again, I'm not in favor of secession for its own sake... but the threat also can't be a bluff.