Interesting dodge, but a dodge nonetheless.
I have told you exactly what I mean when I use the word "sovereignty."
What is your definition of the word? What makes an entity sovereign?
It would have been a dodge...if that’s all I had said.
Again...comprehension.
Actually, I’ve never challenged the definition, but your conclusion. The states maintained sovereignty by joining the union exactly the same way European countries joining the European UNION are still sovereign. Now you either have to try to argue that England, France, etc no longer have sovereignty or engage some nonsensical twisted logic that OUR union was different....or do the right thing and admit you’re wrong.
Again...comprehension.