/facepalm
Lol...
Im uncomfortable disturbing someone while they “pleasure” themselves (mentally, of course) but here is a bit more for you...
The fedgov will be in the same position as the British in regards to “ownership” of anything they previously had claim over or thought they owned, that includes land and people. This isn’t a question or a matter for the laws or contracts of men. This is about humans acting upon their natural right to withdraw consent and break the bonds which tied them to another and creating new guards for their future security. The entity that seeks to retain control has no legal recourse because there are no courts or laws that bind the parties once this takes place. They can either step aside and resign themselves to the inevitability of it or they may attempt to re-shackle US through violent means.
What anti-secessionists seek to do through their “arguments” is (if they cannot frighten us into staying) then justify their violence upon those who dare reject them. We, on the other hand, will justify OUR violence in response to yours (if you can even muster an army without us).
This crap your shoveling is MEANINGLESS. At the very moment we withdraw consent to be bound to you there will be “NO CONTROLLING LEGAL AUTHORITY” (lol) other than the use of arms. That is a choice that you (figuratively speaking) will have to make AFTER you convince your “loyal” population that is is the right thing to do, AND keep them supporting it as the casualties mount. YOU will be the aggressor, I wonder how that will play after a few months... ;^)
I am sure that after the beat down a bunch of independent secessionist operators gets private property claims of the inhabitants of the territory will be respected.
There is nothing whatsoever that prevents a state government and the people of a state from joining together to move to Northern Saskatchewan (e.g.) to be refounded ~ provided the Canadians give you an OK.
That may be done peacefully and according to contracts set beforehand, and everybody can walk away happy, or drive since it's certain you'd want a good connection to the interstate system eh. (Learn to say "eh" at appropriate moments BTW ~ then you can disappear into the Canadian sea with the fish.)
Remember, your demand to secede interferes with the property rights of those opposed to secession, and it's the obligation of the United States to protect property rights.