A contract; not a suicide pact.
1.Mutual consent, meaning the approval of Congress, or 2.A serious breach of contract such as "usurpations" or "abuses of power" having the same effect.
Where is that in the Constitution? My copy doesn't seem to have that. (You got that 'mutual consent' from Texas v White. The other half of the Texas v White dicta was successful rebellion.)
Cowboyway: “Where is that in the Constitution? My copy doesn’t seem to have that. ”
It comes from the link I provided in my post.
It is a famous letter from Madison on this very subject.
It expresses the idea more directly than any other I’ve seen, but here’s the key point: no founder ever contradicted Madison ‘ s words.
That makes them indisputably Founders’ Original Intent.
Of course, in your own wisdom, you may well decide to reject Founders’ Original Intent as your starting point for understanding the Constitution.
But Founders ‘ Original Intent is the Conservative point of view, so if you reject one, you’ve also rejected the other, FRiend.