[4CJ]

This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof ...

Please point to a law pursuant to a delegated power to prevent secession. Please point to a clause in the federal Constitution prohibiting secession.

[Luis Gonzalez]

"Please point to a law pursuant to a delegated power to prevent secession. Please point to a clause in the federal Constitution prohibiting secession."

Yours is one of the many disingenuous arguments made by the neo-Confederates.

Secession was not the only thing that those eleven States did, TWO things happened, they seceded AND formed a Confederacy.

Article I, Section 10 US Constitution

No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation;

[stainlessbanner]

The Article I, Section 10 response is a red herring. 6 states seceeded prior to the Montgomery Convention on 4 Feb, 1861. These states were independent entities, verification can be found in state documents debating the course of events leading up to each state's decision. They were free to join the CSA or remain independent - reading some of the transcripts from state politics at that time can be revealing.

[Non-Sequitur]

Please point to a law pursuant to a delegated power to prevent secession. Please point to a clause in the federal Constitution prohibiting secession.

Sure. If you can point to a clause that prohibits a state from being expelled from the Union against its will.