I’m really glad my post stirred up so much enthusiasm, thought, and insight that’s what this board is all about right!

And now to end my two cents on this thread here are my final opinions/beliefs on the subject:

Secession isnt so much of a "Southern" idea as it is an "American" idea.

I have an orginal copy of a textbook used at West Point to teach cadets until shortly before the War of Northern Aggression; it clearly demonstrates that secession was viewed as a viable Constitutional option, even at West Point, and right up until Mr. Lincoln's War.

The principle of secession was and is the constitutional remedy of last resort to the States in defence of the people's liberty.

Mark