[DoodleDawg]

Divorce is not easy but forcing one of the partners to remain in by violent means converts the relationship from one based on consent to one based on violence.

Divorce is a legal proceeding requiring both sides submit their case to a court of law and accept the verdict. How is that in any way like what the Southern states did?

[FLT-bird]

Divorce is a legal proceeding requiring both sides submit their case to a court of law and accept the verdict. How is that in any way like what the Southern states did?

In a divorce there is legal power over both parties. In this case there is not since the states were and are sovereign and retained the right to unilateral secession.