[Mr. K]

This is what was promised when the constitution was enacted

Any state could secede from the union if it turned out not to be beneficial to that state.

Abraham Lincoln broke that promise. The civil war was about states rights, slavery was just a vehicle.

It was also about the north not wanting the cash cow (The south) to leave.

[central_va]

Any state could secede from the union if it turned out not to be beneficial to that state.

A lot of "conservatives" call that running away. I don't get that point of view.