The States 'rights' advocates rejected the Declaration of Independence.
They did not believe that man had any God given rights.
A State tyranny is no better then a Federal one.
The protection against Federal tyranny is the right of revolution, which is the ultimate right based on the principles of the Declaration.
The only one who had a God given right to rebel were the slaves, since it was they who were being denied their freedoms, not the South.
As for secession itself, the states cannot vote to secede themselves out of the union.
The right of secession is a Southern myth.
"The States 'rights' advocates rejected the Declaration of Independence.They did not believe that man had any God given rights."
OK, let's see your sources. PROVE that States-Rights advocates believed as you say. I can't WAIT to see your proof. (If there is any, which I doubt)
"As for secession itself, the states cannot vote to secede themselves out of the union. "
They sure did anyway. "Cannot" is a very strong word.
And you know what? The North took it at the time that the South voted to secede.
"Lets put this 'states rights' being a barrier to Federal tyranny to rest once and for all."
Is it State judges or Federal judges that are interpretting the Constitution in such a way that makes us mad?
The State is NOT the bad guy. The distorted belief that the Fed is Good (and MORE powerful than any state) is the problem.