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Originally Posted by Mevara
Has anyone seen the petitions going around asking to secede from the union? These are official petitions on the White House website and after 25 thousand signatures the Obama Administration has to respond. Currently Texas is leading the charge with over 75 thousand signatures. |
LOL. I'm not sure how "official" these petitions are. Yes, that website is part of the White House website and is a mechanism set up to allow people to petition government for a redress of grievances, but it has no legal status other than point of information. As for the White House "having" to respond, they only "have to" because they said they would, not because (as far as I can tell) there is any legal requirement to. This whole thing is nothing more than a means to allow people to say they've let the government know what they think about whatever.
In any event, the response should be simple, leaving aside the whole we-had-a-Civil-War-to-deal-with-this-issue. The president doesn't have any authority at all regarding admitting states to the Union* or letting them secede. People might as well petition McDonald's to let their states secede.
* Speaking of admitting states to the Union, I'm realizing that no one has commented on on the referenda in Puerto Rico last week. Two questions were on the ballot. The first asked whether the current status with the US (territory) should be maintained or altered. 54% voted in favor of changing the current status. The second question asked whether, if the status were changed, would voters rather see it changed to statehood, independence or sovereign free association. 65% favored statehood, while 1% favored independence.
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