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> There seems to be this ridiculous idea now that no nation can possibly grow or shrink and that no new nations can break off or form

There is no such idea. Nations are created, destroyed, grow, shrink, break off etc. on a very regular basis. The difference is that the process happens via guns and blood, not a twitter account and "sovereign citizen" bullshit.

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As I like to point out about the US. The constitution totally provides a process for changing states borders and probably secession. California and Arizona exchanged some land on either side of the Colorado River fairly recently. Just needed legislation passed by congress and the two legislatures.

So the sovereign types can cry me a river because they don't even try to do things the legit way.

bad reasoning. e.g. catalonia wants to leave but other states want her to stay - majority rules, right? have to use the system, right?

subregions should generally be able to secede. this is essential to maintain "consent of the governed"

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