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Is divorce an ultimate option? Of course it is. A state has the same option should circumstances get to the point where differences become irreconcilable, or basic safety and security is at risk.

In a divorce there is a third party making sure that the interests and rights of both sides of the divorce are protected. What third party would do that in your secession scenario?

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“In a divorce there is a third party making sure that the interests and rights of both sides of the divorce are protected. What third party would do that in your secession scenario?”

How about the Supreme Court? Unfortunately, it was silent on the issue until years after the War. Be that as it may, the Southern states believed they had the right to secede, and the 10th Amendment would seem to support them.