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 <
klsmith2020@yahoo.com> 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 <holtzm@cox.net>* wrote:
>
>
> From: Robert Holtzman <holtzm@cox.net>
> 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.com<http://mc/compose?to=joe@actionline.com>wrote:
> >
> > 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.
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