[Non-Sequitur]

The State of Rhode Island was "turned out of" the existing union, and did not become a member of the new union with the majority of States, until they ratified the Constitution on the date specified by their ratification documents.

And when did that happen? The United States predated the Constitution. The United States didn't end when the Constitution was ratified. At what point did Rhode Island cease to be a state?

[Who is John Galt?]

At what point did Rhode Island cease to be a state?

Another non sequitur from Non-Sequitur...

[Bigun]

The United States predated the Constitution.

You mean under the Articles of Confederation I presume? If so you are correct and those Articles DID contain the word "Perpetual" so exactly how did delegates assembled in Philadelphia for the purpose of proposing AMENDMENTS to those articles act to form what would be an entirely NEW government when ratified by nine states and the Constitution of which I might add does NOT mention the word "perpetual".

The United States didn't end when the Constitution was ratified.

So those states who did not ratify the NEW Constitution were still operating under the Articles of Confederation even though the were expressly excluded from being a part of the NEW federal government until they ratified the Constitution?

Or is it that all thirteen of those states which were a party to the Articles of Confederation are operating under BOTH the rules of that perpetual union AND the New Constitution?

WOW!!!