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<blockquote data-quote="freeranger" data-source="post: 1991601" data-attributes="member: 25733"><p>I've stated elsewhere that the Constitution is silent on secession. If one adheres to the compact theory, then states may join and leave voluntarily as they are sovereign. Our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, points this out in it's preamble as well as in Article 2: <em>"Each state retains it's sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled", </em>and in Article 3: <em>"The said states </em>[referred to in the preamble]<em> hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties and their mutual and general welfare;..."</em> Folks seem to forget that while the states were in the process of ratifying our current constitution, the Articles remained in effect until the required number of signatories were obtained. North Carolina ratified in 1789, a year and a half after the first nine states. Rhode Island ratified on May 29, 1790. Both of those states, had they not ratified, would have remained independent and sovereign mini-nations apart from the United States. This is our history. It isn't well known, it's definitely not taught to children. And sadly many who support the Constitution themselves have little knowledge of it as well.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="freeranger, post: 1991601, member: 25733"] I've stated elsewhere that the Constitution is silent on secession. If one adheres to the compact theory, then states may join and leave voluntarily as they are sovereign. Our first constitution, the Articles of Confederation, points this out in it's preamble as well as in Article 2: [I]"Each state retains it's sovereignty, freedom and independence, and every power, jurisdiction, and right, which is by this confederation expressly delegated to the United States, in Congress assembled", [/I]and in Article 3: [I]"The said states [/I][referred to in the preamble][I] hereby severally enter into a firm league of friendship with each other for their common defense, the security of their liberties and their mutual and general welfare;..."[/I] Folks seem to forget that while the states were in the process of ratifying our current constitution, the Articles remained in effect until the required number of signatories were obtained. North Carolina ratified in 1789, a year and a half after the first nine states. Rhode Island ratified on May 29, 1790. Both of those states, had they not ratified, would have remained independent and sovereign mini-nations apart from the United States. This is our history. It isn't well known, it's definitely not taught to children. And sadly many who support the Constitution themselves have little knowledge of it as well. [/QUOTE]
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