[Slapshot68]

“Politically, liberal thinkers were much more likely to favor the right to secession for states and regions, as 32% of mainline liberals agreed with the concept. Among the very liberal the support was only slightly less enthusiastic - 28% said they favored such a right. Meanwhile, just 17% of mainline conservatives thought it should exist as an option for states or regions of the nation.”

I’m in favor of letting liberals secede.

[Brian S. Fitzgerald]

Perhaps we should translate the Constitution into Spanish. /sarc

[SouthTexas]

Gee, I wonder where they got that idea...

"When in the course of human events, it becomes necessary to dissolve the political bands which have connected them to another...."

[jwparkerjr]

I’ve seen this movie, and while it has a great ending it’s full of violence and trouble. Even though I know how it ends I don’t care to sit through it again.

[PurpleMan]

Obama will be the anti-Lincoln and allow the nation to crumble.

[ljco]

If you don’t want to be part of the US, then leave.

[TornadoAlley3]

“Broken down by race, the highest percentage agreeing with the right to secede was among Hispanics (43%) and African-Americans (40%)

Obama voters

[BenLurkin]

The question was settled over a century ago.

By force of arms.

But settled nonetheless.

[JWinNC]

The States have no such right...

on the other hand, the People do.

jw

[Graybeard58]

No surprise, probably that many who can't name the Vice President of the United States or their U.S. senator or think there are 57 states in the U.S. etc.

[allmendream]

Sure a state can peacefully secede, all they need do is pass a Constitutional amendment that says they are no longer part of the Union! No problemo.

[InvisibleChurch]

I wonder how many of these people even know what the word “secede” even means? I bet they thought the states have the right to “succeed” in taking your money and giving it to them.

[jagusafr]

Ah, public education and latin american history. Such a potent combination...

[oldbill]

This will rear its ugly head in about 30 years (fewer with Obama in charge) when an overwhelming Hispanic majority in California votes to secede.

South Carolina tried it in 1861. But America was populated with Americans then.

Don’t think the USA can’t dissolve overnight in this day and age? Ask the Soviet Union.

[TheThinker]

Broken down by race, the highest percentage agreeing with the right to secede was among Hispanics (43%) and African-Americans (40%).This is exactly why McCain needs to wake up on border security. The Hispanics that want the border open are radicals and are simply using McCain to take over territory. American Hispanics aren't going to vote for McCain when they can get much more from a liberal. McCain is operating under the false assumption that these Hispanics want to become American or will respect American generosity.

[DancesWithBolsheviks]

Reminds me of this;
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mandela,_Massachusetts

[Teacher317]

Not factually accurate, but I fervently believe that it SHOULD be so. How can one say that they support freedom and liberty on one hand, and yet disallow (and promote armed aggression against!!!) those in a region who simply do not wish to be a part of a nation any longer.

Of course, the required support would have to be at least a super-majority, and other issues would need to be addressed... but to say that such a region or population has, as its ONLY recourse, armed insurrection seems anathema to a just and righteous nation. IMHO.

[WilliamReading]

That’s down from 55 percent 150 years ago . .

[Mr. Jeeves]

Some want a new Mexico just as corrupt as the original, but with themselves on the receiving end of the wealth transfer. It's more a lack of vision than anything else - they don't understand how a democratic republic can work for everyone's benefit and thus they fall back on the familiar, with different players in charge.

[Non-Sequitur]

They do. They just can’t do it unilaterally. Or so the Supreme Court found in 1869.