Every village in Liechtenstein has a constitutional right to seceed from the kingdom.
This option has never been exercised.
Alone the threat to walk away keeps power in check.
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Alternatively, the threat of being annexed by Austria or Switzerland keeps villages in check :-)
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The US had that until the Civil War I believe. Hopefully Liechtenstein can retain that right
Oh, I didn't know that!
Apparently it was somewhat up to interpretation. The South didn't want a war and wanted to succeed from the Union.....which seemed like they had the right to do.......until they decided to do it 🤣.
Would have been better if they did.
That's some sovereign individual-type sovereignty right there.
States have seceded from one another while retaining the bill of rights. See Vermont.
The Constitution of the Confederacy stripped the 4th and 10 amendments out so the central govt could enforce the fugitive slave act uniformly across state borders, ie CSA states had less autonomy than US states.
It's still not clear if states can secede so to increase its citizens' rights. No one has tried that.
Should states be able secede so to increase the power of the state and infringe on citizens' federally protected rights? Clearly not, or we might as well ditch the bill of rights altogether.