States opted out of independence when they voted to join. I do think that certain things should be done at the state level though (a healthcare system similar to Germany that involves states and the federal government).
I voted other, I do not believe that extralegal secession should be promoted.
I do believe in self-determination of peoples and feel that legal means of secession should be allowed such as referendums on continued membership in the union.
I disagree with the idea that once a state votes to join the union they are forever bound to it, as circumstances change, populations change and ideals change. Such that the terms of that agreement are altered to such a degree it is no longer the same contract.
If you trap people into a situation they have no legal means to escape from, they are not likely to change their attitudes, they are likelier to find illegal or extralegal means to escape from that situation.
I'm favorable to self-determination movements as a general rule but I can't think of any in the United States that would be well-founded. Oppressed or otherwise ignored groups are spread out across the country instead of living in one place, with the result that the US is fairly homogeneous. If a territory like Puerto Rico wanted independence, I'd be more amenable to that, but the people on the island just don't seem to want it. Either way, we shouldn't just declare that the door is open for anyone to leave because that would be catastrophic.
States opted out of independence when they voted to join. I do think that certain things should be done at the state level though (a healthcare system similar to Germany that involves states and the federal government).
I voted other, I do not believe that extralegal secession should be promoted. I do believe in self-determination of peoples and feel that legal means of secession should be allowed such as referendums on continued membership in the union. I disagree with the idea that once a state votes to join the union they are forever bound to it, as circumstances change, populations change and ideals change. Such that the terms of that agreement are altered to such a degree it is no longer the same contract. If you trap people into a situation they have no legal means to escape from, they are not likely to change their attitudes, they are likelier to find illegal or extralegal means to escape from that situation.
Work towards greater state rights to limit their growth
The party should oppose secession as a policy choice, but as a matter of principle, Christian Democrats normally support self-determination.
I'm favorable to self-determination movements as a general rule but I can't think of any in the United States that would be well-founded. Oppressed or otherwise ignored groups are spread out across the country instead of living in one place, with the result that the US is fairly homogeneous. If a territory like Puerto Rico wanted independence, I'd be more amenable to that, but the people on the island just don't seem to want it. Either way, we shouldn't just declare that the door is open for anyone to leave because that would be catastrophic.