Secession petitions filed in 20 states

[louis-t]

"In the wake of last week's presidential election, thousands of Americans have signed petitions seeking permission for their states to peacefully secede from the United States. The petitions were filed on We the People, a government website."


"Of course, this is mostly a symbolic gesture. The odds of the American government granting any state permission to go its own way are on par with winning the lottery while getting hit by a meteor while seeing Bigfoot while finding gluten-free pizza that tastes like the real thing."


Freakin' hilarious!

http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/secission-petitions-filed-20-states-190210006.html

[HockeyMom]

1. Yep, NY and NJ want to seceed

I guess the moron, who lives in NORTH DAKOTA who petitioned for this, hasn't seen the election results for these states?

[SpartanDem]

2. No 20 crybaby dickheads filed petitions

Most signing the Michigan one aren't even from here. I see a lot more TX and GA than MI.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-michigan-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/022SsMWp

[Angry Dragon]

3. Let them leave but tell them the land stays

[Blue4Texas]

5. And so do their federal social security benefits :)

[Mme. Defarge]

6. Forget help from FEMA

[LiberalFighter]

4. The states that would be likely to want to secede would save the USA money

Considering that many of those same states take in more federal money then they send to DC. That would allow other states to have more.

[Blue4Texas]

7. Exactly :)

[SpartanDem]

11. That doesn't even take into account services like mail

they would now provide have to on their own. They would need massive tax increases, but the population has backed politicians that have vowed to never raised taxes ever. So you're talking cuts to government so deep the place turns into Somalia-lite.

[kestrel91316]

8. I hear somebody in North Dakota filed a secession petition on behalf of NY.

How does THAT work??

[louis-t]

9. It's called 'voter fraud'.

[Blue4Texas]

10. My understanding is that any one person

Can file petitions for anything and send it certified to anyone; they really don't mean anything

[Cleita]

12. If a few secede, it would give the tea baggers, and other fringe righties a place to go.

I'd say though that they have to give up all their government benefits. It will be up to their new government to take care of those things and good luck with that.

[klyon]

13. If they can't accept majority rule they should leave.

Canada? no they have health care for all
Mexico? no don't speak Spanish
Australia? hate the Brits
Germany? the enemy
where will they go?

[Joey Liberal]

15. Bulgaria?

LOL

[klyon]

17. sounds about right

[CTyankee]

14. Read U.S. history, you dopes. That's settled business. Ever hear of the Civil War?

[HopeHoops]

16. Um, Bye.