More years back than I care to count (think fall 1960) when I was taking my required Government class at UT Austin, a student asked the prof: "What is the definition of a legal revolution?" Without giving it a second's thought, the prof answered: "One that succeeds!" I think the same can be said of secession. A legal secession is one that succeeds. Back when the USSR and Yugoslavia were imploding, a columnist for _Time_ wrote (I'm paraphrasing): "The principle of secession in our own country wasn't decided by academics at a conference of historians and political scientists, but rather on the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam."
It should also be noted that most of the leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy which converged on the Canadian capital in early 2022 are all from western provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, etc). Their views parallel rightwing views in the USA not just about the nature of federalism, but are also imbued with anti-semitic views (invoking Soros- as usual), Covid conspiracy rhetoric, and even invoking election conspiracy views about Dominion voting machines. It's exhausting!
More years back than I care to count (think fall 1960) when I was taking my required Government class at UT Austin, a student asked the prof: "What is the definition of a legal revolution?" Without giving it a second's thought, the prof answered: "One that succeeds!" I think the same can be said of secession. A legal secession is one that succeeds. Back when the USSR and Yugoslavia were imploding, a columnist for _Time_ wrote (I'm paraphrasing): "The principle of secession in our own country wasn't decided by academics at a conference of historians and political scientists, but rather on the battlefields of Gettysburg and Antietam."
It should also be noted that most of the leaders of the so-called Freedom Convoy which converged on the Canadian capital in early 2022 are all from western provinces (Alberta, Manitoba, etc). Their views parallel rightwing views in the USA not just about the nature of federalism, but are also imbued with anti-semitic views (invoking Soros- as usual), Covid conspiracy rhetoric, and even invoking election conspiracy views about Dominion voting machines. It's exhausting!