[Non-Sequitur]

The federal government may not eliminate any State...

Where does it say that the federal government may not eliminate a state, say by expelling it from the Union?

[Who is John Galt?]

Where does it say that the federal government may not eliminate a state, say by expelling it from the Union?

Are suggesting that the Constitution 'delegates' to the federal government the power to expel a State? Or perhaps that the Constitution explicitly 'prohibits' a State from "expelling" itself? If neither, then perhaps you should read Amendment X.

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