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I see where you are going but there is this:
Article VI.
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Clause 2:
This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding.
Clause 3:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States.
It does not rule out secession but does establish a hierarchical authority in such matters.
And then there is the ratification section which called for the approval of 9 of the 13 states to validate the authority of the document over the nation. Though all 13 did authorise it at the time.
Last edited by A264172; 06-20-2006 at 02:08 AM.
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