[Frumious Bandersnatch]

Ohoh, you are doing a railsplit and ignoring Article I, section 10 - you know, the one which limits the powers of the individual states.

[4CJ]

Ohoh, you are doing a railsplit and ignoring Article I, section 10 - you know, the one which limits the powers of the individual states.

You wrote: "Read Article I, clauses 8 & 9 sometime. They are very enlightening, I assure you, as to the powers specifically reserved to the federal government." I was wondering how Arts & sciences, copyrights and patents, the court system, or titles of nobility could apply.

There are only 3 clauses in Section 10. All refer to states within the union, and none prohibit secession.