[phi11yguy19]

tell me again why the “right” to secession is not explicitly mentioned in the U.S. constitution.

Explain what part of the 9th and 10th amendments you don't understand? Or maybe you don't get the "charter of negative liberties" concept?

The Constitution delegated strict, specific powers to the new federal government, and anything not listed did not apply to that government. (Ya see, there were still these other governments called State governments, each had their own constitutions, and each revised them after the U.S. constitution was ratified to acknowledge the role of the new common government, just like the 9th and 10th acknowledged the states.)

Likewise, many didn't believe a Bill of Rights was necessary since the negative charter was so obvious in its intent, but skeptics foresaw the rise of the federalist yahoos and demanded it. Rather than add 17,856,437 amendments of the "rights" they needed to double-down and ensure the fed would never infringe, they add their 8 greatest hits, and wrapped up with 2 "umbrella" amendments to make sure there was no confusion. I guess they never foresaw liberal mental disorders, but then again drilling into skulls to cure hysteria was still alive and well back then.

I'm pretty sure the whole thing was written in English, so you should be able to go read it for yourself. Or do the homework your buddies won't do and read the conventional debates and see the thousands of pages of discussions spelling this out for us.

[driftless2]

When the individual states gave up on the articles of confederation and signed onto the constitution and the UNION!!!!, they gave up the right of secession. George Washington in his farewell address spoke about the primacy of the union over individual states. When Americans today worry about the future of the country, they don’t mean their individual states. They mean The UNITED !!! States of America. Why don’t you try to organize a secessionist movement in Pennsylvania, and see how popular it is?