My line on secession is the same as it always has been, which is that the question of whether states have a right to secede was decided during the Civil War and the answer was “No.” That being said, secession petitions have become all the rage since the election.
It’s traditional for Americans to threaten to move to France or Canada when their candidate loses, but this year some disappointed voters are implementing a different plan.
In the wake of the Nov. 6 election, petitions seeking to secede from the union have been filed on behalf of 23 states on the White House website, https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petitions. Most of the petitions contain the same wording and ask to withdraw “peacefully” from the United States in order to form independent governments.
Still, the White House may have to take the requests seriously. According to the website, any petition receiving 25,000 online “signatures” on the “We the People” page within 30 days of posting will receive a review by the appropriate executive department and a response from a White House staffer.
As of Monday, the Texas petition had already exceeded the 25,000-signature threshold, and the Louisiana petition was fast approaching the cutoff with more than 18,000 signatures. Most of the petitions were posted online Nov. 10, which means they have until Dec. 10 to qualify for a response.
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Eastern Shore of MD & VA should petition to join Delaware. Painfully obvious that MD wants nothing to do with its Eastern Shore, and VA's Eastern Sore is like their red-headed stepchild...
State Senator Richard Colburn started the process back in 1998. It went nowhere as it usually does. I don't think you can blame Delaware for not wanting to "adopt" us. It's not as easy some would have you believe. I grew up here on the shore and always felt like we got the short end of the stick. I then traveled through Eastern Shore Virginia and realized THEY got the short end of the stick. Will anything change? Highly doubtful. Buck up . Move on.
The Delmarva plan is different... but if ONE election makes you want to sever your ties with the United States of America, then I question the depth of your patroitism!
My family has spilled blood in every conflict since before the founding of this Republic and those of you spreading the disease of secession are ignorant people not worthy to enjoy a country that was founded by great minds, but also great sacrifice. You should join the liberals in Canada who moved in 2004. Idiots!
Anonymous said...
The Delmarva plan is different... but if ONE election makes you want to sever your ties with the United States of America, then I question the depth of your patroitism!
There is more to it than that, idiot!
Ok, if there is more to it than that, why not elaborate?
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