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To: jjotto

Certainly a constitutional amendment could permit, or force any state out of the union.

That would have to be by widespread, nearly unanamious consent (3/4s of states plus House and Senate).

That level of political agreement would resolve the controvery between a state and the federal government that secession would normally bring to the supreme court.


390 posted on 06/27/2013 5:34:26 PM PDT by donmeaker (Blunderbuss: A short weapon, ... now superceded in civilized countries by more advanced weaponry.)
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To: donmeaker

AH!

Yes, I forgot about the “consent of the states” sentence.


394 posted on 06/27/2013 5:37:51 PM PDT by jjotto ("Ya could look it up!")
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