There isn’t enough standing military in this country to enforce a no spitting ordinance in Chicago.
That being said asking Obama for permission to secede is pretty adolescent. If a state legislature were to decide to secede they wouldn’t ask permission.
Secession is totally unnecessary. The Federal govt only has the power that is granted to it by the states. They can use the 10th ammendment anytime and bring the Fed to its knees in a few weeks. Eventually that is what will happen. 20 states working together could easily do it.
Unfortunately Roberts disproved that during the O care decision. The federal government now seems to be able to whatever it wants and there is no existing mechanism to stop them. I do not believe that folks who are busy deciding not to vote because a candidate is not pure enough for them or has a different belief than them can possibly come together to stand against the SEIU let alone the military which has been loaded up with people who will follow orders (see Petraeus and his ridiculous testimony before congress in Sept).