To say that secession is illegal is analogous to saying that war is illegal.
When the differences between two or more sides become so great that they cannot continue to coexist, secession or outright war will happen whether or not it has been deemed illegal or not.
Secession on this scale is not something that requires the consent of both parties or the consent of a judge. It is one of the human responses to tyranny.
Ive seen enough of you to know that the “legality” of secession is not what your interested in. Your interested in the threat of force to keep slaves tied to the socialist “fields”. Your argument ALWAYS boils down to “the federal government will use force against any state and population of people who chooses to abandon their chains”.
You should just rid yourself of the extra “fluff” that is easily swept away and get to the core of your argument, because that is the only part of your argument that has any merit. However, that point no loner is met with fear, it is instead met with determination and defiance. The marxists cannot keep us as their “resource” for much longer and when they do initiate violence they will find an opponent that is strategically and tactically prepared. How could we not be? We have been threatened for decades about this. We took the threats to heart and will be prepared for it. Count on it...
You said "This right of secession was NEVER determined to be either legal or illegal by any court of law." You were wrong.
“If you choose to deal with men by means of compulsion, do so. But you will discover that you need the voluntary co-operation of your victims, in many more ways than you can see at present. And your victims should discover that it is their own volition - which you cannot force - that makes you possible. I choose to be consistent and I will obey you in the manner you demand. Whatever you wish me to do, I will do it at the point of a gun. If you sentence me to jail, you will have to send armed men to carry me there - I will not volunteer to move. If you fine me, you will have to seize my property to collect the fine - I will not volunteer to pay it. If you believe that you have the right to force me - use your guns openly. I will not help you to disguise the nature of your action.”