The Constitution itself does not prohibit secession, I think only
the interpretation of the defeaters prohibits secession. I found this very interesting;
Cheif Justice Roger Taney explained why succession is unconstitutional in a
memorandum on 1 February 1861. (This is the Chief Justice of the United States BEFORE the Civil War even
started)"The South contends that a state has a constitutional right to
secede from the Union formed with her sister states. In this I submit the South
errs. No power or right is constitutional but what can be exercised in a form
or mode provided in the constitution for its exercise. Secession is therefore
not constitutional, but revolutionary; and is only morally competent, like war,
upon failure of justice." In other words, there is no way for the concept
of independent secession to be exercised under the US Constitution, for no mode
or form of such is provided in that document. Honestly I don't think Texas should secede for many reasons. Texas was crushed the first
time and will be crushed again if it tries to secede from the union it
voluntarily entered into. Another thing is that Gov. Rick Perry opposes the
idea, dismisses it as silly and says to move on. Texas needs federal money to
balance its budget, and the Texas Constitution requires a balanced budget. I
honestly have no idea how they plan on Texas to go it alone. There’s a lot of boasting about the our
economy and how it’s the best, but I haven’t seen or heard a solid plan as of
yet.
