“If you wrote a legally binding business agreement between two parties and there was nothing in the original agreement that allowed for one or the other party to opt out of the agreement. Would one party be allowed to simply opt out? No, it would have to go to court, be adjudicated and a settlement arranged.”
In most jurisdictions breach of contract (i.e., breaking a contract) can void that contract. Oh, the aggrieved party can sue for specific performance, but he can also walk away from it if the other party has broken the contract by some action or inaction, taking the argument that the breach voided the contract.
It’s funny, but all you “no right to secede” folks always overlook one thing: If Lincoln were so sure secession was illegal, why didn’t he just seek a ruling from the Supreme Court to put the stamp of law to it? He didn’t, because he was probably terrified to find out what that ruling would be (especially with Taney on the court).
LOL. See Texas v. White
It’s funny, but all you “right to secede” folks always overlook one thing: If the south was so sure secession was legal, why didn’t they just seek a ruling from the Supreme Court to put the stamp of law to it?