Smaller nations splitting away
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 The Constitution as proposed allows for groups down to 1,000,000
 persons to become sovereign. The aim of that law is to protect the
 rights of such minorities against the will of the majority in a nation,
 and at the same time prevent all kinds of hassle from groups that may
 not have good intentions (the local crime syndicate might love some
 sovereign territory of their own too ?).

 However the 1,000,000 mark is relatively high, while there may very
 well be honorable people in much smaller groups who would really like
 sovereignty - perhaps for a time or permanently. Maybe they have a
 great vision they want to attempt. Maybe they are very opposed to
 certain directions taken by the nation, maybe they just don't want to
 be with certain other people in the same nation, maybe something else.

 Considering that the law is meant to protect the rights of an honorable
 minority (down to 1,000,000 persons) against the will of a majority,
 that aim does not preclude smaller groups gaining sovereignty also. It
 only means that smaller groups are not protected by the Constitution if
 they want to do so. This means that they will require the nation to
 approve of their wish.

 This interpretation also takes care of the issue of crime syndicates
 wishing for sovereign territory, because when requiring approval of the
 whole nation they probably won't get it easily.

 Secondly one could say that it is a matter of ordinary decision making
 as to where the (land) borders are of a nation. If the country council
 can for example agree with a neighboring nation to redraw the border
 lines, then couldn't the country council also decide to put the border
 lines 30 kilometers inland, freeing up a large sector of land ? The
 law 1.2.a-1.2 'New Territory, border,' demands new territory is not
 enclosed in the old, which is a law that does not contradict smaller
 groups getting out after CC approval. It only means they have their new
 territory at the border. The law 1.2.a-1.3 'New Territory, more,'
 stipulates new territory can grow dynamically depending on bordering
 majorities within 10 years. It would seem this law gets activated once
 New Territory is granted. Another interpretation is that these two
 laws 1.2.a-1.2 and 1.2.a-1.3 are provisions for the 1.2.a-1 law and
 only applicable to that circumstance. I have no opinion on that, both
 seems possible (ask the Law Court when in doubt !).

 I guess a downside of trying to benefit from the sub-article laws to
 1.2.a-1 in trying to gain more territory, is that law 1.2.a-1.1 'New
 Territory, lost' would also be activated under the same argument,
 which would mean the country council must after 100 years reject the
 territory from rejoining, or it would rejoin by default. Which isn't
 really a bad thing if the new country becomes a failure ...

 -> 1 million can form sovereign nation an owes nobody a thing.
 -> Smaller groups need agreement from the nation, in which case the
    separation is an ordinary decision following regular government 
    procedures (meaning that it can become sovereign quickly, once
    the decision proceedings are over).
 -> If smaller groups can become sovereign by simple government decision,
    then larger groups also (I suppose).

 The new territory laws are a safeguard for a minority against majority
 will, but they don't cut off other ways to become sovereign.