The country first operated under the Articles of Confederation. I've forgotten the process under which they were drawn up. The Articles didn't work very well and so a Constitutional Convention was called in 1787 to amend the Articles. Instead of amending the Articles, a completely new Constitution was drafted. That is the constitution under which we now operate. Our present constitution specifically refers to a convention as one of the ways to amend it. I see incentives for regions to break off. Power has been taken from the states. They used to be able to control education but now the federal government has taken over. The states have also lost authority over some insurance issues and employee benefits due to ERISA. I think regions may be a way to restore some of the autonomy the states had.
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