Timeline for Is there any legal way a state could secede?
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| Aug 27, 2022 at 8:01 | comment | added | phoog | @Damila it's not even clear that a constitutional amendment is necessary. If congress agreed with the secession then nothing in the constitution would prevent it. The precedent of the civil war only applies to unilateral secession. | |
| Aug 26, 2022 at 12:50 | history | edited | Dale M♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Jun 27, 2022 at 18:39 | comment | added | paulj | Link to ruling would be very interesting and informative. | |
| Jun 27, 2022 at 17:44 | comment | added | Damila | I guess this answer is not wrong, but the answer to the OP is currently “No.” As you say, a constitutional amendment could be passed (note: and ratified) to make it legal, but at this time it is not. | |
| Jun 27, 2022 at 4:42 | vote | accept | Someone | ||
| Jun 27, 2022 at 4:41 | history | answered | Dale M♦ | CC BY-SA 4.0 |