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    Peacefully grant the State of Texas to withdraw from the United States of America

    Its more then just Texas!!!

    Has anybody seen this? A number of US States are wanting to withdraw from the Union. A lot is going on right now, who knows what to expect. The main stream media is keeping really quiet.

    http://abcnews.go.com/m/story?id=17701519

    http://www.fourwinds10.net/siterun_d...p?q=1352823515

    Texas https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/BmdWCP8B
    The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government's neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending. The citizens of the US suffer from blatant abuses of their rights such as the NDAA, the TSA, etc. Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.
    Missouri: https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/Vd92R3YG

    Lousianna:https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/1wrvtngl

    CALIFORNIA https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/D9x8bWD2

    Alabama https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/2TvhJSSC

    North Carolina, https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/rx1KDYTs

    Kentucky https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/RskKYzB6

    Mississippi https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...rnmen/9M9rdL8n

    Indiana https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/51jYVZ5L

    North Dakota
    https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/lqPGbvVl

    Montana https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/l76dWhwN


    Colorado https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/lWDshfl3

    Oregon https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...ation/X3kWX8kF


    New Jersey https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/RYvjgdDT

    New York https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/RSBkpCf9

    South Carolina, https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/KL6qrls8

    Arkansas https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/k6LhPsBX

    Georgia https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...nment/pgJ9JLY3
    Last edited by Robtygart; Nov 13, 2012, 06:16 PM.
    Rob

    #2
    Moved to first post.
    Last edited by Robtygart; Nov 13, 2012, 06:22 PM.
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      #3
      Hmm, if Texas secedes from the USA, the patent trolls will have to find another favourite venue for their court cases...
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        #4
        I also read somewhere that this same idea popped up after the 2004 and 2008 elections (although it didn't say what states were involved in those years). I think it is just people unhappy that their preferred candidate wasn't elected and they are acting out anyway they can.
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          #5
          No this is a lot bigger!

          People are getting mad at what is going on in the government, this is something that is going on and I don't think it can be ignored.

          Not to mention Washingtons I-502 and Colorado too, people are speaking up.
          Rob

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            #6
            It's just butthurt, I would say. It would be interesting though, if Texas seceded, to see how it turned out. They've always had an independent streak. Here in London there is a former embassy of the Republic of Texas. http://terry-uniqueplaces.blogspot.c...in-london.html

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              #7
              This is just random people (or bots lol) signing an online petition. it is NOT a State, I saw a news story on this the other proclaiming that "x number of states have petitioned to secede", and it is far from the truth. Look at a lot of other petitions and how many "votes" they get.

              /me yawns at the copycats.

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                #8
                Originally posted by Robtygart View Post
                People are getting mad at what is going on in the government, this is something that is going on and I don't think it can be ignored.
                I understand the feeling, but there is no way the federal government is going to let any states secede. Look at the numbers, so Texas has 85,000 signatures, last I checked the states population is quite larger than that. Also, some of those signatures are from people in other states (probably those hoping to get rid of Texas), which IMHO shouldn't count. I could be wrong, but you would have to have a hell of a lot more people calling for it for a secession to happen. And if it did, the feds aren't going to allow for free trade with Texas, it would be treated much like Iran I would assume. Regardless, hopefully all these people signing those petitions got out to vote, because if they didn't, I don't feel sorry for them.

                Originally posted by Robtygart View Post
                Not to mention Washingtons I-502 and Colorado too, people are speaking up.
                Here I totally agree, these measures will definitely lead to a confrontation between the federal government and the states on exactly what "rights" and "powers" the states have. I for one thing these type of rules belong at the state level, the federal government should only be charge with our protection and some finances that involve the overall health of the country.
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                  #9
                  https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/pet...popular/0/2/0/

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                    #10
                    I think Texas should be allowed out of the Union as quickly as possible. Then, we could make Puerto Rico a state instead. I doubt even Mexico would want Texas anymore considering who lives there. At least the Puerto Ricans want to participate in what goes on. Texans are egotistical morons who want the rest of us to do things their way. Texas was a great state 120 years ago. Now, they're just embarrassing. Texas is so eager to execute people that they continually uphold the death penalty even though they know they execute innocent people all the time. Most the the executed are black so I guess that makes it OK in their minds. Oklahoma is worse in this regard, but they aren't as proud of it. Sorry to all the Texans on here that are offended by this opinion, but you choose to live there, so tough. Good luck on your own.

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                      #11
                      Two things.

                      Originally posted by Robtygart View Post
                      Not to mention Washingtons I-502
                      Leviticus demands that a man who lies with a man shall be stoned. Now how fsckin' cool is that? Modern state law in Washington has finally caught up with ancient biblical mandates. Progress, mmm yeah!

                      Originally posted by oshunluvr View Post
                      I think Texas should be allowed out of the Union as quickly as possible.
                      If Texas wants to bail, I'd be in favor of that. I think the US flag would look mighty fine with 49 stars. Seven rows and seven columns, wonderfully symmetrical. Although, come to think of it, you're right: let's keep the number of stars at 50, and let PR in.
                      Last edited by SteveRiley; Nov 14, 2012, 02:34 AM.

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                        #12
                        As of this post, 93,981 people have signed the petition. In 2011, the population of Texas was 25,674,681. So 0.37% of the people in Texas have signed an online petition to leave the US. Call me back when more than 25% of the people in Texas sign the petition and the state government gets on board. If that happens, I say let them go.

                        EDIT:
                        Robtygart, your profile says that you are from Spokane, Washington which, as of 2011, had a population of around 210,000 people. 0.37% of 210,000 is 777 people. Thats one neighborhood.
                        Last edited by whatthefunk; Nov 14, 2012, 05:18 AM.

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                          #13
                          Yeah, well, when states like Texas leave the union, who the h* is going to provide connecting infrastructure to them? or military defense? Us, US, I mean you and I? We get to pay for their air and ground defense?
                          An intellectual says a simple thing in a hard way. An artist says a hard thing in a simple way. Charles Bukowski

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                            #14
                            Originally posted by Qqmike View Post
                            Yeah, well, when states like Texas leave the union, who the h* is going to provide connecting infrastructure to them? or military defense? Us, US, I mean you and I? We get to pay for their air and ground defense?
                            In the extremely unlikely event that Texas does leave, the members of the US armed forces who are from Texas would probably join some sort of Texas military.

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                              #15
                              As for the small amount of votes, they will only need 20 thousand votes to get a response, this isn't a silly forums poll. I don't know if any of you have looked at some of the reasons why they want out, you should look.

                              Things get changed just by people speaking out.

                              Its like Microsoft you can hope it gets better with the next version, or you can get to gether with people and start your own.
                              Rob

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