It's a military service thing. The Secretary of Defense. Something like that. I don't know much about the Joint Chiefs of staff.
The answer is Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, and Missouri. These four states have never declared a secession.
What started out with noble goals of increasing free speech and free thought totally collapsed as intellectuals began criticizing the government. As a result, the government clamped down even harder on speech as it punished any and all dissenters.
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The main feature of civilization is city-dwelling
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