[DoodleDawg]

There can be no proper legislature of the state loyal to the Union if the state is not in the Union.

Whether the state was ever out of the Union is a matter of opinion, and not a position supported by the Supreme Court. See Texas v. White (74 US 700).

[higgmeister]

Whether the state was ever out of the Union is a matter of opinion, and not a position supported by the Supreme Court. See Texas v. White (74 US 700).

It seems odd that each state had to be individually readmitted to the Union then, doesn't it?

Below is a list of the 11 states that seceded from the Union
during the American Civil War, along with the date of secession
and when they were readmitted.

	State	Seceded from Union	Readmitted to Union
1.	South Carolina	Dec. 20, 1860	July 9, 1868
2.	Mississippi	Jan. 9, 1861	Feb. 23, 1870
3.	Florida	Jan. 10, 1861	June 25, 1868
4.	Alabama	Jan. 11, 1861	July 13, 1868
5.	Georgia	Jan. 19, 1861	July 15, 1870
6.	Louisiana	Jan. 26, 1861	July 9, 1868
7.	Texas	March 2, 1861	March 30, 1870
8.	Virginia	April 17, 1861	Jan. 26, 1870
9.	Arkansas	May 6, 1861	June 22, 1868
10.	North Carolina	May 20, 1861	July 4, 1868
11.	Tennessee	June 8, 1861	July 24, 1866

[TBP]

In actual fact, it was. Otherwise, why were hte Feds fighting it.