Quote: (10-09-2014 12:13 AM)Uzisuicide Wrote:
If you would have told the original 13 colonies that joining the Union meant that they were never allowed to leave, then they never would have joined in the first place. Joining the Union was voluntary, so leaving the Union should be equally voluntary.
I agree with the argument that states should be allowed to leave the Union if they so wish, but I don't think the decision to secede can be considered legitimate if a large percentage of the population is denied even indirect representation in the matter, which was the case in the antebellum south.