[Still Thinking]

Well, you know what I meant by voluntary, states couldn’t just be dragooned, they had to want to join. Nevertheless, you make a good point, if entry was predicated on the consent of the other states, then it might not be unreasonable to require the same for secession.

[DoodleDawg]

Well, you know what I meant by voluntary, states couldn’t just be dragooned, they had to want to join.

But just because they want to join doesn't mean they did. Colorado had to wait years to join.