If they want it I’m for it.

  • Eldritch@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    While I’m sure many of them would like to stay in the union and continue to Leach off everyone else’s resources. Constitutionally they can’t. So it’s ultimately the same thing as texas. Who only believe they have the ability to do so on a technicality they don’t actually have.

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      8 days ago

      I don’t think the constitution says a portion of a state can’t vote to make their own state or join another. It’s how West Virginia was created after all. Though whether the other states recognize it as part of the union is up for debate.

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        Initially no. It is important to note that their statehood happened just as a the civil war was. And that post Civil War language was put in place to clarify that this was not an option going forward. Though I am not a lawyer myself. I’ve seen a number of lawyers actually versed in the topic discussing this.

        Believe me I would love it if our state spanning metropolitan area could secede from the red States it’s located in. Because we really don’t get representation at the state level. That’s reserved for fascists. But it’s not an option that’s on the table.