Didn’t work too well for the south.
This country's birth was a secessionist movement. I don't think the Civil War is the ultimate secession movement.
They attacked a federal facility. Until they did that Abe said publicly that he was going to let them go.
So far the precedent is only that you can't secede and then take over military bases. Precedent on just seceding doesn't exist.
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