[Non-Sequitur]

I agree that the power to admit a new State is a power delegaed to the United States, but where does this right to approve a chage of status come from and what right does this confer? Change of status from what to what?

In Article I and Article IV. States cannot split, combine, or change their borders by a fraction of an inch without consent of Congress. Why should leaving be any different?

[dcwusmc]

“Why should leaving be any different?”

Because leaving is NOT addressed as something the feds should be involved with. Simple, huh?