They did ask permission though. It was called colonial charters, and later they repeatedly asked for the king's support as parliment ignored them. William Bradford negotiated with the crown for three years from the Netherlands to get permission to colonize in Virginia but storms drove them to Massachusetts Bay.

My point is to not correct you but to say we'll probably need to be prepared to do the same. Fortunately my state has already established its own bitcoin reserve, so I suspect I will get a hearing when the time comes.