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In response to "I think most constitutional experts say it can't be done with the existing Constitution, so it would require an amendment. -- nm" by mara

The key is that the seceding state would claim new country status. So, it wouldn't abide by our constitution.

Posted by David (aka David) Mar 28 '20, 08:07

This is how countries wind up claiming sovereign nations as territories centuries later.

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Once you reject the rule of law, what kind of country do you even have? What would be the point of that new country even writing a constitution? Can - mara Mar 28, 08:24 3
- It's a fair point but wouldn't that statement apply to most sovereign nations including the United States? -- nm - David Mar 28, 08:26 2
  - Sure. I'm not sure that US has rejected the rule of law so thoroughly that nobody needs to abide by its laws any more, but it's an interesting point. - mara Mar 28, 08:40 1
    - I'm referencing our abdication from England. - David Mar 28, 09:37

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