Cecession Referendums in Canada

[SpankyMcFarland]

Remind me how the US handles votes for independence. 

[Legato]

1 hour ago, SpankyMcFarland said:

Remind me how the US handles votes for independence. 

Independence from whom/what?

[SpankyMcFarland]

1 hour ago, Legato said:

Independence from whom/what?

Independence from the USA. 

[Legato]

1 hour ago, SpankyMcFarland said:

Independence from the USA. 

Not sure what you mean, how can the US vote for independence from itself.

[SpankyMcFarland]

7 hours ago, Legato said:

Not sure what you mean, how can the US vote for independence from itself.

How do US states vote for independence? It’s exactly the same situation as Alberta or Quebec. 

[CdnFox]

6 hours ago, SpankyMcFarland said:

How do US states vote for independence? It’s exactly the same situation as Alberta or Quebec. 

I believe the last time they threw a bunch of tea into the harbor and, if folklore and song is accurate, performed some acts on alligators which would get them arrested for animal cruelty today in order to fire upon the British. Seems to have worked

[Barquentine]

On 6/16/2026 at 5:42 AM, SpankyMcFarland said:

How do US states vote for independence? It’s exactly the same situation as Alberta or Quebec.

https://www.historians.org/sixteen-months/can-a-state-constitutionally-secede/

"Constitutionally, there can be no such thing as secession of a State from the Union."

It would take a Constitutional amendment or a war.

[SpankyMcFarland]

1 minute ago, Barquentine said:

https://www.historians.org/sixteen-months/can-a-state-constitutionally-secede/

"Constitutionally, there can be no such thing as secession of a State from the Union."

It would take a Constitutional amendment or a war.

That’s my point. So many pro-American posters complain how unfair we are to Alberta separatists but ignore the inconvenient truth that secession is outlawed in the US for all practical purposes.