Secession

E Pluribus Unum 

"Out of many, One"

That is the motto of the United States of America.  Many states, one Nation.

I won't get into the debate of Federalism vs States' rights.... that's for another more lengthy and academic post.

Rather, I'll posit this concept:  We have a process for states to JOIN the U.S. of A, but is our only way of secession the bloody mechanism of civil war?

"Governments are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed."

That's from a wise man named Thomas Jefferson, a fellow Virginian and one of my personal heroes.  You know, author of The Declaration of Independence? (From which I quoted, btw)

We have cleanly admitted 37 states into the union beyond the original thirteen.  It is apparently a one-way street.

What is missing?  Even Czechoslovakia managed to devolve into the Czech Republic and Slovakia without civil war. And most can't even spell either.

I do not advocate the dissolution of the U.S. of A.  Most citizens probably want to remain a part, no matter how messed up or abhorrent our Federal system seems at times.

But shouldn't all the options be on the table? Always?