[#3Fan]

I was about to cite your earlier post of the 1790 Act: Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, That the acts of the legislatures of the several states shall be authenticated by having the seal of their respective states affixed thereto: Not much of a barrier to secession.

Not allowing Congress to set the rules for secession was a barrier.

[rustbucket]

Not allowing Congress to set the rules for secession was a barrier.

In their 1790 act, Congress didn't say that the acts of the state legislatures except secession were authenticated by ...

You apparently wish to insert the words, "except secession", into the 1790 act.