A loud minority of Texans call for Independence, which is not really possible as far as I know, BUT could the Rest of the USA just kick another state (Not necessary Texas) out? Or is this also not possible?

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    8 months ago

    Yeah that’s the checks and balances. SCOTUS literally has no power without Congress or the President.

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      8 months ago

      Yeah, but it wouldn’t be “legal” unless scotus agreed it was, even if it happened anyway.

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        8 months ago

        No. SCOTUS does not have to agree to everything. In fact there’s no Constitutional power for them to take a law up for review without a case. They gave themselves that power.

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          8 months ago

          I find it implausible there would be no challenge, so scotus would have to agree either passively by refusing to take the case or actively by taking it in order for its legality to be settled.

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            8 months ago

            And I find it implausible that anybody listens to SCOTUS if we’ve gotten to the point that at least half of Congress is kicking a state out. It’s certainly not a normal political environment at that point.