If there was any constitutional issue resolved by the Civil War, it is that there is no right to secede. (Hence, in the Pledge of Allegiance, "one Nation, indivisible.")
2. Encyclopedia.com on Ancient Greece:
Delian League, confederation of Greek city-states under the leadership of Athens... All the members were given equal vote in a council established in the temple of Apollo at Delos [and] contributed funds, troops, and ships to the league. After Persia suffered a decisive defeat at Eurymedon (468 BC), many members supported dissolution of the league... When Naxos attempted to secede, Athens, taking the leadership from the assembly, forced (c.470 BC) Naxos to retain allegiance. Soon Thasos attempted the same maneuver and was likewise subdued (463 BC) by the Athenian general Cimon... The league had in effect become an Athenian empire.
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