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When separatist movements take a more peaceful route and ask for consent from the rest of the country

LOL!

Having to ask permission to leave a voluntary association would negate the entire concept of sovereignty.

34 posted on 04/17/2012 6:39:46 AM PDT by MamaTexan (I am a ~Person~ as created by the Law of Nature, not a 'person' as created by the laws of Man)
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To: MamaTexan
Having to ask permission to leave a voluntary association would negate the entire concept of sovereignty.

Having the right to withdraw from your country anytime you wish for any reason or no reason would negate the entire concept of a country or nation or patriotism.

"Sovereignty" of states or regions or localities in your sense is a recipe for civil war. The idea that some part of a country can walk out on debts and obligations whenever it wants and take away as much territory as it dares is one that inevitably leads to armed conflict.

91 posted on 04/19/2012 3:04:37 PM PDT by x
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