[dwbh1342]

By your own, dictionary-inspired standard, King George did not have absolute power, since he was bound by the Magna Carta. Next. LTS

Despotism is only one moral prerequisite. A tyrannical government that suppresses our right to self-determination is another. You're comparing apples and oranges.

[Liberty Tree Surgeon]

Despotism is only one moral prerequisite. A tyrannical government that suppresses our right to self-determination is another. You're comparing apples and oranges.

If a State self-determines its way out of the Union, is that okay?

I see no apples, nor oranges, I merely refuted your single point rebuttal to my question. If despotism is a "moral" prerequisite, of which there are more than one, and the British Empire didn't qualify, that's still an unmet prerequisite.

LTS