Regardless whether it’s legal or not (I believe it is based on the beliefs of the Founders of the damn country!) there is no obligation to stay in a tyrannical Union. Do we care about the ‘laws’ of tyrants?
I love how there is a legal question after we see now that the legal system and checks and balances is dead to us.
The relationship between the government and the people has become one of a battered spouse. Who would blame the battered spouse for leaving or defending oneself?
Personally, I believe that the geographical entity known as the United States is simply way to big to govern effectively. We would be better served with fewer states and regional,government.