[BP2]

> They were admitted, and only with the permission of a
> majority of the other states as expressed through a vote
> in both houses of Congress. Why shouldn't leaving require
> the same?

If you haven't read the Declaration of Independence in a while, I encourage you to look at it now (courtesy of USHistory.org):

Declaration of Independence

If you compare the text of the 1776 document to the grievances that most States (and Americans) have against the Federal Government in 2010, you'll find the VAST majority of the “Facts be submitted to a candid world” are the SAME.

[Non-Sequitur]

If you haven't read the Declaration of Independence in a while, I encourage you to look at it now.

Well let me know when your rebellion starts. I wouldn't want to miss it.

But what does that have to do with states leaving the Union to begin with?