WASHINGTON: American citizens from at least 20 US states have filed petitions to secede following re-election of Barack Obama. Following
the re-election, several petitions surfaced requesting the Obama
administration to peacefully grant the applied states to withdraw from
the United States of America in order to create their own governments. Louisiana
was the first state to file a petition followed by Texas. States with
secession-related petitions on the White House website also include
Alabama, Arkansas, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky,
Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, New Jersey, New York, North
Carolina, North Dakota, Oregon, South Carolina and Tennessee. Citizens
from the 20 states have filed to secede from the United States while
the results from the 2012 presidential election are less than one week
old. While many in Texas have been outspoken about seceding from the
union for years, in the aftermath of the recent election the first push
for secession began in Louisiana and has quickly spread to states
including New Jersey and Michigan. The US government allows one
month from the date the petition is submitted to WhiteHouse.gov to
obtain 25,000 signatures in order for the Obama administration to
consider the request. The likelihood of the current administration
to even entertain the idea of allowing states to secede is almost
non-existent. What is sobering to realise though is that in less than
48-hours there have been tens of thousands of people who have quickly
rallied behind this very grassroots approach to request change,
autonomy, and a small measure of freedom. There is a strong chance that
if the mainstream media picks up on this “everyman” movement, they will
likely ridicule it as the actions of a bunch of radicals. What
strikes a chord though is that there is a strong segment of the American
population that feels that their voices are not being heard and for far
too long special interest groups have dictated the direction the
country is headed. The author of the Louisiana petition, “Michael E”
submitted his request utilising excerpts from the Declaration of
Independence. In Texas, “Micah H” states in his petition, “The US
continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal
government’s neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending.” He
went on to add that Texas “maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th
largest economy in the world,” making it “practically feasible for Texas
to withdraw from the Union.” Here are the numbers of petition
signers for each of the 20 states (each petition needs 25,000 signatures
within 30 days to be considered by the government): Alabama 3,975 Arkansas 350 Colorado 3,055 Florida 4,033 Georgia 1,629 Indiana 3,194 Kentucky 3,229 Louisiana 12,192 Michigan 2,482 Mississippi 3,171 Missouri 2,196 Montana 2,867 New Jersey 2,485 New York 2,847 North Carolina 3,823 North Dakota 2,508 Oregon 2,678 South Carolina 2,632 Tennessee 2,659 Texas 14,883 |
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