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In spite of anything you have heard or read, particularly at gatherings of fringe conspiracy theory minded partisans, or net sites with volumes of arcane writings from decades and centuries ago, there is no right to secede from the Union.
Yes, this applies to Texas, California, Alaska and any other state that you were told was an exception.
Do not misunderstand. The nation that got it's start from seceding from Great Britain obviously understood the right to secede. And yes, there are papers, treaties and documents, as well as quotes from well known politicians of old that would all support the right of any and all states to secede.
And yes, it's true that the Constitution was a usurpation of powers, that the delegates were just supposed to modify the Articles of Confederation, and no doubt those men on the grassy knoll kept Kennedy from revealing all this on the 22nd of November, 1963.
Yet when it was tried, and tried quite peaceably, the government of the United States used force to stop it from happening. They have at no point since repudiated or apologized for that action. It is known to all that if a state tried it, they would be stopped.
So while there may be some intangible and unenforceable right to secede, there is no state that can exercise it.
Thus the answer is, "none". At least not without severe repercussions.
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Why did the southern states try to succeed from the union during the civil war?
the south didnt have to defeat the union, just avoid losing
Can a state succeed from the union in 2009?
No. The Supreme ruled in 1869 the constitution does not gives states the authority or power to secede. Including Texas. Several Southern states attempted secession resulting in the civil war, when the union prevented it. No state can vote itself out of the union, or declare it's sovereignty or independence.
Why did the confederates start the war?
fight for their homeland, their living which was made with slaves, and the feeling of adventure
Did Utah ever ceded from the union?
No. Utah became a state 25 years after the Civil War ended so that would be impossible, and only Southern states wanted to succeed from the Union and Utah is not and would not count as a Southern state.
Which states did not secede from the union?
The states that DID NOT secede from the Union was Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. These four states did not secede from the Union because They were Border states, meaning they were between the Union and the Confederacy.
How many slave states did not succeed from the Union?
4
Did the southern states succeed from the union all at once?
no
When did 11 states succeed from the union?
Before the Civil War, some believed that each state had the right to leave the Union by its decision alone. The US Civil War established that a state cannot succeed from the Union without the permission of the other states, as expressed by Act of Congress.
Who wants to succeed from the union in the civil war?
The slave-owning southern states.
What did the Lincoln succeed in doing?
Lincoln's administration ended slavery in the United States and kept the federal union intact.
Why did the southern states try to succeed from the union during the civil war?
the south didnt have to defeat the union, just avoid losing
What was one of Abraham lincolns great achievements?
attempting to hold the nation together during the time when the southern states were looking to succeed from the Union.
Is European union succeed?
amer matha
What was the tenth state to succeed from the union?
Tennessee
When did Louisiana succeed from the Union?
Louisiana seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861
Did the state Wisconsin succeed from the Union?
No, the State of Wisconsin had never secededfrom the Union.
Can a state succeed from the union in 2009?
No. The Supreme ruled in 1869 the constitution does not gives states the authority or power to secede. Including Texas. Several Southern states attempted secession resulting in the civil war, when the union prevented it. No state can vote itself out of the union, or declare it's sovereignty or independence.
