I call that statement bull crap. Just because someone created a petition does not mean that all/most of the residents want to give up. Personally for a joke I could create a petition for those states that I don't like and then watch the fear-mongers start clicking yes. On Thu, Nov 15, 2012 at 2:24 PM, keith smith wrote: > > > What is different is all 50 states want to go their separate way. Who > will fight against it? The President, his cabinet, the House, Senate, and > the Supremes? > > This is different. This is all the states against the federal > government. The federal government gets it's power from the people. If > the people withdraw, then there is not federal government. > > The states created the federal government. If all 50 states walk there is > not federal government to fight to keep the 50 states together. > > Very different. > > ------------------------ > Keith Smith > > --- On *Thu, 11/15/12, Robert Holtzman * wrote: > > > From: Robert Holtzman > Subject: Re: OT: Time for substantive change. > To: plug-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > Date: Thursday, November 15, 2012, 1:31 PM > > On Wed, Nov 14, 2012 at 04:10:17PM -0700, joe@actionline.comwrote: > > > > The Declaration of Independence states: "Governments are instituted among > > men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed, that > > whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is > > the Right of the People to alter or abolish it, and institute new > > Government." > > > > Over the past few days, petitions have been started in all 50 states to > > secede from this now marxist-socialist "union." > > IIRC we fought a hell of a bloody war over this around 150 or so yrs > ago. In the North it was called The Civil War. In the South it was > called The War of Northern Aggression. Either way, your side lost. > > ..........snip......... > > -- > Bob Holtzman > If you think you're getting free lunch, > check the price of the beer. > Key ID: 8D549279 > > -----Inline Attachment Follows----- > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss > > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >