Nonsense. During convention Madison - arguing to limit state militia powers - stated, '[a]s the greatest danger is that of disunion of the states, it is necessary to guard against it by [delegating] sufficient powers to the COMMON government' [emphasis mine]. The motion under debate was rejected 8-3.
Secession is repugnant to the Founders.
Really? See above. What explains their secession from the Articles of Confederation & Perpetual Union.
Secession is repugnant to the Founders.
"Really? See above. What explains their secession from the Articles of Confederation & Perpetual Union."
Yes. Really.
You have simply stated a point for State sovereignty. I have never argued against that and neither did the founders.
The Articles of Confederation were a failure and thus the stronger national government required - that really.
My point is that absolutely nowhere is the right to secede brought up in the debates or finalized in the Constitution. Issues and problems were meant to be solved within the Constitution.