[rockrr]

So does this mean we are finished with signing statements?

[DiogenesLamp]

Only you has been talking about "signing statements." I have been referring to acts of ratification by legislative bodies.

Do you have an example of a contemporaneous legislative body articulating a position that secession is contrary to the US Constitution?

Do you have any actual proof at all that secession was a violation of the US Constitution? Anything from anyone in a position of authority?