There were more reasons than just Lincoln for the border states not succeeding

>than just lincoln

wtf

There were literally secession movements starting in the border states

had lincoln not announced he was gonna hang every seceders by the noose

Those border states would have divided

and we would have more than just west virginia

south kentucky north kentucky

All of these would have driven the American Civil War to a longer war

Yes but they were not as widely supported as in the South, it's that simple. Perhaps Lincoln put the nail in the coffin but his threats didn't exactly stop other states from succeeding

Because for those southern states they already hated lincoln to the gut

they knew slavery was going to be abolished one way or another

the border states were hoping that lincoln delivered on his promise

"that he wont touch slavery in already-established states"

and Lincoln did deliver that promise all the way until after the Civil War

But to stay on topic

for a state to even secede

they have to be financially independent of the federal government

to prove that they dont need the father anymore

and even attempting to reject one block grant leads to the federal government being wary of them

They have to be not only financially dependent but capable of providing external defense and everything else involved in being an independent country

which states already do

lmao

Every state is technically a country

their national guard is essentially the state militia and their army

But all they need

is the money

$$$

From a state's point of view, if they wish to just manage internal affairs, why would they pursue independence for incredible added responsibility?

And no, a state within the USA is nowhere near an independent country

>California

>Texas

>Florida

California is probably the best example

since their GDP power is stronger than some of the European nations in the EU

Not really. States cannot manage treaties, for example. There are a ton of restrictions on what states can and cannot do

States cannot manage treaties

but when has the federal government actually manage treaties

lol

The new buzz word is called "agreements"

or "protocols"