Should the States Form New Unions?

States should dissolve the federal government and form new unions.  Is that such an awful thing to say?  The colonies came together voluntarily, and the states should be permitted to just as voluntarily exit when the preservation of their citizens’ lives and liberties demands that they do so.  An appreciation for the individual states’ sovereign powers and a guarantee that the imposition of federal authority would be limited in scope were key assurances for persuading skeptical colonial represen...