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Can the States dissolve the union?

Can the States dissolve the union?

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Goobieman

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Can the states dissolve the United States of America

Amendment XXVIII:
Upon ratification, all articles of the Constitution of the United States, as amended, shall be null and void
 
Sure.

It already happened once. We fixed it, though.
 
No, they can't. But, I certainly would support an amendment that would provide for a way for States to leave the Union if they wanted to (Not like the fictional one you have provided in the OP, though). The details of that amendment would need to be carefully considered, but there should be a provision that provides a path.
 
Skip said:
Sure.
It already happened once. We fixed it, though.
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It did?
How was it "fixed"?
And how would an amendment, such as the example provided, not allow for such a thing?
 
Dezaad said:
No, they can't. But, I certainly would support an amendment that would provide for a way for States to leave the Union if they wanted to (Not like the fictional one you have provided in the OP, though). The details of that amendment would need to be carefully considered, but there should be a provision that provides a path.
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How would the amendment in the example not dissolve the union?
How are the states prohibited from passing such an amendment?
 
Goobieman said:
It did?
How was it "fixed"?
And how would an amendment, such as the example provided, not allow for such a thing?
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Yep sure did. Ask Jefferson Davis, he knows about it.

The Civil War was a small scale of what could, theoretically, happen. If every single state secedes from the Union, there's no Union anymore.
 
Skip said:
Yep sure did. Ask Jefferson Davis, he knows about it.
The Civil War was a small scale of what could, theoretically, happen. If every single state secedes from the Union, there's no Union anymore.
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We're not talking about secession, we're talking about an amendment that nullifies the Constitution.
 
Goobieman said:
We're not talking about secession, we're talking about an amendment that nullifies the Constitution.
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That wouldn't be the only way to dissolve the Union.

The question is, "Can the States dissolve the union?" Every state seceding would dissolve the union, wouldn't it? So, theoretically, yes, they could.
 
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