Ultimately the right to secede is perpetual and remains a choice of the citizens of each state. I’ve heard yout theory before about the A-o-C and I am not buying it.
central va....you and I and others have argued about secession before.....at length.
I restate my previous points.
States do not have rights, they have powers, and only those granted in the Constitution. The phrase “right to secede” does not exist anywhere in the Constitution or any Amendments.
Consider this: No state government can force its residents to quit their US citizenship. That’s what happens by secession.
Secession is a power held only by our Federal government, that’s what makes us a Republic.
The whole reason we would resort to secession is because the fedgov monster is NOT following the constitution, which effectively nullifies it. So if/when we get to that point I dont think it matters, it’s going to be brute force on both sides, we aren’t going to be having a nice constitutional conversation over cups of tea to determine the fine print of whether or not it is legal. The commies will say it isn’t, we would say it is legal, and game on.