Could the U.S. eject a state from the Union?

[Leo_Bloom]

@silenus

No. To do so would violate the 14th Amendment guarantee of “due process” and “equal protection.” You would be expelling U.S. citizens whose only “crime” was living in that state.

Although if we are taking nominations I’ve got a little list.

They’ll none of them be missed.

[Pleonast]

@silenus

No. To do so would violate the 14th Amendment guarantee of “due process” and “equal protection.” You would be expelling U.S. citizens whose only “crime” was living in that state.

Why would expelling a state affect the citizenship status of any people? US citizenship is based on being born in the US, not on being a resident of a state.