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by vel0city 357 days ago
> Individuals can't (practically) secede

Neither can states, either practically or legally.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_v._White

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Yeah that's completely meaningless as far as the possibility of secession is concerned. All it means is that if you secede and reenter then all the legislation you did as a separate state is void which is completely reasonable.