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Selatius

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18. This video just made my night.

Reply to rocktivity (Reply #4)

Tue Nov 13, 2012, 02:39 AM

Nov 2012

He was right on the nail in this segment. Texas benefits from American welfare. It'd have trouble pulling itself up by the bootstraps if the state left the Union.

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Residents In More Than A Dozen States Petition White House To Secede From United States [View all] Suji to Seoul Nov 2012 OP

It is a bunch of stupid people with to much time on their hands. hrmjustin Nov 2012 #1

And not enough brains in their heads. Fuddnik Nov 2012 #14

Arkansas? Are they really part of the United States now? olddad56 Nov 2012 #2

Hey! Not every Arkansan is in league with these yahoos! Hestia Nov 2012 #30

The Big Dog is peeing on your leg as you type. sofa king Nov 2012 #42

I'm sure my crazy-ass state is one of them --- South Cackalacky... SayitAintSo Nov 2012 #3

I was thinking the same thing oldbanjo Nov 2012 #23

Fortunately, that video Keith Olbermann did is still around rocktivity Nov 2012 #4

If only he was still on sakabatou Nov 2012 #9

This video just made my night. Selatius Nov 2012 #18

Damn, I miss Keith... awoke_in_2003 Nov 2012 #21

An easy solution rowdyjesus Nov 2012 #5

Now THAT is an excellent idea! kentauros Nov 2012 #33

Oooh, +100 Myrina Nov 2012 #35

...stupid fucks. SoapBox Nov 2012 #6

The Civil War earthside Nov 2012 #7

Any secessionists who are taxpayer-funded employees should be fired. TheBlackAdder Nov 2012 #8

That is a very good idea! Flatulo Nov 2012 #10

Both would feel good, but it won't happen. It's a contract, not a reward for being a good citizen. freshwest Nov 2012 #24

True, ex-pats do receive their SS payments when they relocate to another country. nt Flatulo Nov 2012 #29

I wish them success.... Historic NY Nov 2012 #11

Dear Red States: BlueSun Nov 2012 #12

LOL! freshwest Nov 2012 #25

Well, when you put it like that...... harun Nov 2012 #32

Funny, I posted something like this right after I joined toby jo Nov 2012 #36

Too bad all the rednecks can't find an uninhabited island some place Liberalynn Nov 2012 #37

Sounds like a good way to get yourself an FBI file, if you ask me.. zonkers Nov 2012 #13

The Supreme Court on Secession BlueSun Nov 2012 #15

They would quickly become a third world nation and live on the generosity of the US. Kablooie Nov 2012 #22

I believe it's sedition, actually n/t Scairp Nov 2012 #16

It's only sedition if it is done unilaterally BlueSun Nov 2012 #19

I have read the definition of sedition Scairp Nov 2012 #43

Not true...people that aren't even residents of some of these states are doing this. justice1 Nov 2012 #17

Yeah, right, and give up the NFL? Gabby Hayes Nov 2012 #20

And college football? Drunken Irishman Nov 2012 #26

A trip to imaginationland FreedomRain Nov 2012 #27

Buh-bye. n/t AngryOldDem Nov 2012 #28

Truly, truth is stranger than fiction. nt raccoon Nov 2012 #31

I can see a block of southern states, but Indiana? Myrina Nov 2012 #34

Kick! n/t Tx4obama Nov 2012 #38

Poor things.. If they don't love it..leave it Cha Nov 2012 #39

I used to here "love it or leave it" loyalsister Nov 2012 #40

It's an OBVIOUS suggestion Homer Wells Nov 2012 #41