Anti Federalist
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That doesn't make sense to me. If the federal government won't let the state handle a protest, why would they let the state secede?
The statement to which you are referring wasn't about what the feds would or wouldn't "let" them do.
It was about what the state ought to (at least try to) do - and even that was presented as part of an "either-or" alternative.
You can disagree with it if you like, of course - but there's nothing about it that doesn't "make sense" on its own terms (i.e.., there are no inherent contradictions, etc.).
Ok, but you can use that as an excuse for any federal overreach.
If California doesn’t want federal troop deployment they should secede.
If California doesn’t want a minimum wage they should secede.
If California doesn’t want forced vaccinations they should secede.
And since we all know the feds won't let a state secede, this is reality:
California gets federal troop deployment whether they like it or not.
California gets a minimum wage whether they like it or not.
California gets forced vaccinations whether they like it or not.
Those are simply statements of what one thinks states should do under those circumstances.
And I agree with them - California should indeed secede (and should be allowed to do so) if it doesn't want to abide under any of those things.
You can disagree if you like - that's fine - but they are not "excuse[s] for any federal overreach".
But what the feds would or wouldn't let them do factors into it.The statement to which you are referring wasn't about what the feds would or wouldn't "let" them do.