You know, Texas retained the right to annex when it became part of the union. We've been our own country before, and if Kerry is elected, maybe we should be our own country again.
So, let me extend a warm, friendly invitation to all you Freepers, that in the unlikely event of a Kerry victory, ya'll just move on down here. We'll start the Freeper state, and GWB can be president!
The Constitution does not permit a state to secede once it is a part of the Union. However, it does not prevent it either. It could be argued either way. The Supreme Court added its opinion in Texas v White (74 US 700 [1869]). It said that the entry of Texas into the United States was its entry into "an indissoluble relation." It said that only through revolution or mutual consent of the state and the United States could a state leave the Union (it is interesting to note that Texas benefitted from the decision that it had unconstitutionally attempted to leave the Union).