The US Constitution Is Now a Suicide Pact

05/22/2026 Ryan McMaken

Historically, many sovereign states have granted separatist cultural and ideological groups political autonomy as a means of avoiding full secession. The US legal system prevents this.

Original article: https://mises.org/mises-wire/us-constitution-now-suicide-pact

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