[dpa5923]

Not to jump in the fray late, but ex post facto law basically means "if it ain't illegal when I do it, it was by default legal."

Seeing as how Article I section 9 of the US Constitution specifically prohibits ex post facto laws, succession would be legal.

Just a thought. Curious as to what you think. . .

[Non-Sequitur]

Not to jump in the fray late, but ex post facto law basically means "if it ain't illegal when I do it, it was by default legal."

True, but as the Supreme Court ruled in 1869, unilateral secession as practiced by the southern states was illegal. It was the manner in which they chose to act, not the act of secession itself which was wrong.