[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

That was settled in 1861-1865, and by a SCOTUS ruling in 1869. https://www.law.cornell.edu/supremecourt/text/74/700

But who knows. Most likely if the states can militarily secede from the Union, and keep it ..... I often wonder what would happen if all the States seceded from Washington D.C.

[Dr. Sivana]

That was settled in 1861-1865, and by a SCOTUS ruling in 1869.

The left has show us that nothing has to be settled . . . ever. It is folly to consider borders permanent. Frankly, the Pledge of Allegiance is a Legal Fiction, "Indivisible" until it isn't.

That said, we are nowhere NEAR any individual state seceding from the USA formally. Heck, NOT A SINGLE ONE is willing to forego highway or education funds in exchange for sutting federal strings. When Louisiana or Alaska or New Hampshire makes it s drinking age 18 again, or makes seatbelt wearing suggested, or tells the NHTSA they can go to Hades and important stripped cars from India that don't have all the tracking and shut down gizmos (not to mention CAFE), then I might take notice.

Any U.S. based movement will be rural, passive non-cooperation, and widespread enough as to be more bother tha it is worth to control. Think the Bundys versus BLM a few years back, but MORE.