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In reply to the discussion: About this secession business.... [View all]srichardson
(81 posts)8. I am from one of those red states...
And have no doubt secession will be talked about sooner or later. When that happens I will do two things. One, remind them some of us did support Obama and regardless of their opinion he is our President. That in and of itself makes him worthy of respect. Then two, if you are so against welfare, handouts or whatever, how do they feel about our state receiving more federal money than we pay. Like it or not, we are a welfare state.
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Sadley Teapublicans don't see it that way. They think they are taking their country back.
wandy
Nov 2012
#32
The secession petitions are and can be made by every person who wants to.
Are_grits_groceries
Nov 2012
#45
'these idiots are trying to hold the rest of the nation hostage by holding themselves hostage.'
Shadowflash
Nov 2012
#26
I've said jokingly that after all the Dems (the 41% who voted for Obama)
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#31
Are you sure about that? I thought 1848 was the signal year (when the U.S.
coalition_unwilling
Nov 2012
#43
The secession business is a few thousand disaffecteds spamming some petitions
Posteritatis
Nov 2012
#37