While some natural rights are slightly modified when living in a society, there are others that remain untouched. The right to withdraw consent to be governed by or associated with people who seek dominance over your life is one such natural law that is neither surrendered nor modified.
Revolution or secession, We could probably get into a fairly long debate over the intricacies and nuanced differences, but in the end the words we choose to define our cause are done so carefully and with purpose. Revolution has an aura of violence about it and Secession has an aura of civility (or at least the hope of civility). The results are often times the same but the justifications are entirely different.
As for the threat of violence the existing “order” hangs over our heads... heh... If thats the cost of freedom, then so be it.
I disagree. To my mind, the justification is exactly the same, i.e, this social order/government is no longer working for us. What's different is the process. Secession is an inherently legalistic process, which means that it can only take place within the structure of the laws of the government. Revolution ignores the laws and rolls the dice. Win and the laws no longer apply. Lose and face the consequences.
As for the threat of violence the existing “order” hangs over our heads... heh... If thats the cost of freedom, then so be it.
Exactly. But at least your ancestors rolled the dice. I don't see anyone today even starting to try to pick them up, despite a lot of bluster about burning our houses down.