# Why can't 'we' secede from the Union \[continued\]

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**Category:** Great Debates
**Created:** [August 18, 2011, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-secede-from-the-union-continued/593195 "2011-08-18T17:08:10Z")
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### Author: ![Whack-a-Mole](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/whack-a-mole/32/141_2.png) [@Whack-a-Mole](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Whack-a-Mole)
#### Post date: [August 18, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-secede-from-the-union-continued/593195/5 "2011-08-18T17:43:00Z")

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> [@Why can't 'we' secede from the Union?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/why-cant-we-secede-from-the-union/139698/28):
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> Now, why only one direction here? Can the other 49 states expel the one, like South Dakota, without South Dakota’s permission?
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> 😛

Nope.

The people in that state are citizens of the United States. Kicking out the state would effectively make the people there not citizens of the United States.

I am pretty sure the US can not revoke citizenship from someone (except perhaps an immigrant who gained citizenship illegally).

EDIT: Doh! How did I resurrect a nine year old thread? I wasn’t even trying to start a thread on this or search for this topic.

Weird.

My bad on the necro…sorry.

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