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<br />Why no? The south signed under duress in these days of legal eagles is it not possible that it could be done trough the courts.
I read some where that it was proven that the Black hills were taken from the Souix and they went to court and won were offered a money settlement but refused it as they wanted the land back.
Also why the south west states?
Atb,
General
Frank (Old Banshee) Mullins,
Connaught Brigade,
XV Corps,
Army of the Tennessee.
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California - the land of fruits and nuts. [:o)] (I have a number of relatives from CA...) They have a large alien population who can't speak our language, a large "alternative lifestyle" population (higher percentage than the rest of the country), a large group of often uneducated complete idiots who think they know what is best for everyone else in the world (Hollywood), and generally just seem to view things differently (every "wierd" American food I've eaten had its origin in California, haha). Although Northern California seems to be more "normal" in comparison to the rest of the country. So perhaps only SOCAL would want to leave?
And there was that rumor before the last Pres. election that Texas would secede in John Kerry were elected... [;)]
And I know many of us in the rest of Florida would like to kick South Florida out of our state/country! Miami and area is like its own little world, hence why it is often refered to as Havana North, Little Cuba, etc.
Also, regarding the legalities of secession in the modern US, here is a good article I found that speaks to this question in pretty even terms:
http://writ.news.findlaw.com/dorf/20041124.html
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Col. Alan Lynn
3rd Battery "Jacksonville Greys"
4th Div, II Corps, AoA
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