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 Posted: Wed Jan 2nd, 2013 12:39 am
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 For the sake of argument, I can (almost) see the original 13 colonies claiming the right to secede. Their argument being they were originally sovereign and entered into a contract (the constitution) with the other states.

But, how does that apply to Florida? Florida was ceded to the United States in 1821 via treaty.

How about Louisiana and Arkansas? They’re part of the Louisiana Purchase in 1803 from France to the United States.

Mississippi, Alabama, Tennessee? They are all part of territory granted to the US via various and messy  treaties involving Spain, England and France, organized as territories by Congress and granted statehood.

In all these cases, there is no ‘voluntary’ joining the union – the land is acquired (similar to Alaska) by the United States which then creates states as it sees fit…