[central_va]

There is no legal mechanism in the U.S. Constitution - or anywhere else - that allows for secession. So if a state wants to secede, the Constitution must be changed to allow for it. Ain’t gonna happen

Umm, you better re-read the US Constitution, there is nothing in it about secession, at all.

[Leaning Right]

> there is nothing in it about secession, at all <

Well, yes. That’s what I said: There is no legal mechanism in the U.S. Constitution that allows for secession. That’s a fact.

I suppose one could argue that since the Constitution does not explicitly prohibit succession, it must somehow be doable. That’s shaky reasoning

This was an oversight by the Founders, IMO. It would have been nice if they would have put in a mechanism for a state to secede. The process should be lengthy - very lengthy - but it should be possible.

A Constitutional amendment addressing that might have been possible in, say, the year 1800. As you know, back then folks were very attached to their states, and they were very attuned to states right. Now...not nearly as much. Everyone wants that federal money.

[Leaning Right]

Wait a minute. I must modify my post #49 to you. The 10th Amendment: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

One could fairly argue that since secession is not covered in the Constitution, the 10th Amendment gives that power to states.