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Originally Posted by Ustwo
I keep hoping California secedes. Is that wrong?
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We haven't made up our minds yet. Too busy surfing.
Am I wrong or is there a legal right to secede? I'm fairly certain that if the federal government and the body wishing to secede agree that it's alright, it can happen and is protected, but not 100%. If there really were a hypothetical consensus in a Southern (or any) state, and the Congress agreed, for whatever reason, then I guess we'd bid them a fond fair well and warm wishes as they secede and then slowly realize that there are only maybe somewhere in the neighborhood of 4 states in the US that could self sustain: Alaska, California, Texas, and maybe Montana. Outside of those states, heavy trading would have to start immediately, with the US, and sovereignty would be questionable because of probable wishes not only to travel into the US, but also there may be a large part of the population that doesn't want to live outside the US.