[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

I thought the issue of secession was settled in 1861-1865 and Texas vs White in 1869.
Now if ALL the states seceded from Washington D.C. would be another matter....

[DiogenesLamp]

I thought the issue of secession was settled in 1861-1865 and Texas vs White in 1869.

No different than a slave rebellion being quashed by the authorities. The slaves still have a right to be free.

States still have a right to independence, as articulated in the Declaration of Independence.