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It is completely false that secession has any Constitutional justification and that there is any thing in the writings of the founders that would justify it. All the founders expressed horror at the concept. All knew it would destroy the Union even Jefferson. Read Washington's Farewell Address for his view of secession (disunion). That was the main concern of the Address not foreign affairs.

Secession is just the ultimate expression of nullification since it could only be done by the act of a state legislature or convention. Neither of which would have any bearing upon federal law.

If secession were meant to be an alternative there would have been a mechanism for allowing it placed within the Constitution. Just as Congress was given the power to admit new states it would have been give the power to allow states to leave. It wasn't nor was there any discussion of such a procedure at the CC.

It is also false that there was ANY discussion of secession at the Constitutional Convention.

Secession cannot be squared with the perpetual Union declared in the Confederation and made more perfect under the Constitution.

Maybe if you reread the section on admitting States you would recognize that all the powers necessary for a mutually agreed secession are there and if a negotiated agreement can’t be reached it would be pointless to include such provisions in the Constitution.