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A while back a thread got briefly sidetracked debating the matter of secession before being asked to stop. Id like to see the topic explored some more.
The main issues, from what I could tell where these:
Is there a Natural/Human Right to secession?
If so, what is the nature of this right (ie: positive or negative, etc)?
Is there a Legal Right to secession?
If so, is there a procedure established to exercise this right?
If there is a procedure, did the Confederate States of America follow it?
What is not the topic being discussed: the morals of either the Union or the Secessionists. While i agree that topic is important to the peculiarities of the American civil war, im interested in the general case of secession.