Article I, section 10, and secession

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  1. Longshot

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    Hold on ... you might be right, but there could be limits:

    The first part says that, "No State shall enter into any Treaty, Alliance, or Confederation..."

    Just by the language, as long as the state seceded and will not have a treaty, alliance or join a confederation, they can go. The likelihood of that state remaining sovereign though is another story.
     
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    Such a prohibition would only apply to the states in the union, not France or England or any of the sovereign states that have chosen to leave the union.
     
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    and you remain refuted. as the supreme court pointed out
     
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    Just to clarify, this is a thread about the text of the article I, section 10, not the actions of the federal government. The question is: Does it contain any language prohibiting any state from leaving the union?
     
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    They can not, as the supreme court pointed out in the case I cited. States do not have any legal mechanism to leave the union, unless congress approves, or an article V convention is called and the constitution amended.

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    Wouldn't that clause only refer to the states in the union, not France, or England, or any state that had since left the union?

    If there is no prohibition on a state leaving the union, than a state may. And then after it does, it may enter into any treaty it wishes, since it's not a state in the union.
     
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    which has no relevance to the fact states can not secede, unless congress approves. They are just as wrong as the OP.
     
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    That was my point.
     
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    Texas wasn't allowed to join the Confederacy per article 10. There is no ruling prohibiting a state leaving on its own as long as they not join any alliance, treaty, or confederacy though. We haven't heard such a case because all states come to their senses when they think to leave the Union.
     
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    and that question has been answered, by the supreme court.
     
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    I just gave you the ruling showing otherwise.
     
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    By jurisdiction yes. You mention foreign states though. Give me an example of a state leaving the Union for a foreign state and not risk war. I can try and answer better that way.
     
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    That was the ruling. Texas lost because they were part of the illegal Conferency. Article 10 talks about unions, alliances, and treaties. It says nothing about singular states.
     
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    I literally just quoted the portion that says otherwise.............
     
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    After a state leaves the union, which is not prohibited by the constitution, then the constitution no long applies to that state. The constitution only applies to the states in the union. Therefore, a state who has left the union is no more bound by the constitution than is France or Belgium. It may enter into any confederation it chooses, just as France or Belgium may.
     
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    When a state leaves the union, which is not prohibited by the constitution, it would no longer be a state in the union but would considered a foreign state such as Germany or Italy. The rules that apply to the states in the union would not apply to it, just as they would not apply to Germany or Italy.
     
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    Ok, let's say I concede this particular point here. The part of the ruling you quoted still says that if other states allow it, Texas can leave. Ultimately a state can leave.
     
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    I never said they couldn't. I said there is no legal mechanism for a state to just up and secede. Congress must agree to expel that state from the union. It is the ONLY way a state can leave.
     
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    The ruling cited is contrary to the constitution, as the constitution has no language prohibiting a state from leaving the union.
     
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    A state can not leave the union, per the constitution and the supreme court, unless congress agrees to it.
     
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    and your opinion on the ruling is meaningless. Article 1 section 10.
     

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