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LudwigPastorius

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6. A state (or states) cannot legally secede according to the Constitution.

Reply to qwlauren35 (Original post)

Tue Aug 26, 2025, 12:28 AM

Aug 26

We had a little dust up about this already.

As far as realpolitik goes, if someone is willing to toss the Constitution in the crapper and declare themselves independent, they better make sure they end up with the nuclear weapons, because whoever has them is going to be the winner in a fight against the side that doesn't.

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If the Union Dissolves... [View all] qwlauren35 Aug 25 OP

Not going to happen Fiendish Thingy Aug 25 #1

More people voted for Harris/Walz markodochartaigh Aug 25 #2

The piece of shit has every intention of using the military against blue states Eliot Rosewater Aug 26 #3

If pigs fly, full rain gear will be the uniform of the day. marble falls Aug 26 #4

I'm a lifelong Californian Oeditpus Rex Aug 26 #5

A state (or states) cannot legally secede according to the Constitution. LudwigPastorius Aug 26 #6

Yes. We would all lose -- 49 states combined -- in a fight with North Dakota . . . Journeyman Aug 26 #8

It's supposed to die gradually, not in a New York minute due to a tub of lard. LeftInTX Aug 26 #7

I disagree, I believe you've confused Buddhist teachings Bread and Circuses Aug 26 #9