[jeffersondem]

“To expand on that a little, it COULD be said there is a God given right to secede (to dissolve the political bands). . .”

It has already been said. You just read it. But 7 of 10 people in the United States probably would not agree with that statement today. They run away from those kind of ideas. That is as foreign a concept to the average resident of the U.S. as buying a lunch for their own children.

Also, think on this. The federal government did not create the states. The states created the federal government. And the states create new states. And states create counties. Counties do not create states.

The only time I know of counties seceding and creating a state was West Virginia. But I think that was ok because Lincoln approved.

[KrisKrinkle]

It has already been said. You just read it.

Then it could still be said. Anyway, what I wrote is a little different than what I "just read".

The federal government did not create the states. The states created the federal government.

Which I have maintained for a long time.

And the states create new states.

Through Congress under the Constitution.

And states create counties. Counties do not create states.

Meaning what?

The only time I know of counties seceding and creating a state was West Virginia.

Seems like I've read of some counties in California and New York that want to secede from their states.