[Noumenon]

I'm sure that this has been posted before, but the time seems approproate for a revival. The date of the original - 1952, one year younger than I am! - illustrates that that there were those among us who saw our present day coming from a long way back. Secession - and/or a rigorous and muscular application of states' rights would go a long way towards setting matters right.

I fully expect that this will be the fault line for the precipitation of the next American civil war.

[Shaun_MD]

Not yet. If healthcare stands and they push through amnesty then maybe.

[wku man]

I jokingly said we should kick Minnesota out of the Union if they elected that buck-toothed, unfunny a**clown Al Frankenfart. Hmmmmm...a lot of possibilities there.

Scouts Out! Cavalry Ho!

[bert]

Don’t think secession, think purge.

don’t quit, kick the bastards out

[Retired Greyhound]

Secession movements will gather steam. It may happen.

Secession from the Union in favor of a new nation is fine. We would adopt the exact same Constitution, the first 15 amendments, the 19th amendment, and few of the other sensible ones.

All prior legislation and judicial reviews would be abolished.

[Non-Sequitur]

Just don’t bombard any forts on your way out. That didn’t work out so well for you last time.

[Kartographer]

Judge Napolitano: Revolution is the Duty of the People

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9b3Q89FZoY0

[Reagan69]

What’s the breaking point?

I think amnesty and/or shutting down conservative media.

[Hojczyk]

The states should say you can only tax our citizens for defense..and few other thing...The state collects the money and sends it to the feds.. why do we send money to the feds?? they skim 20% and then demand we pay for other crap like welfare ect..let each state spend what they want ..if you pay people nothing for not working they may get a job..We need to return to 1880..they had very little money to spend...

[patriot preacher]

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[ChrisInAR]

Winter is over, & the author can come out of hibernation now: The FREE STATE PROJECT has been working in this issue in New Hampshire for quite a while, & I hope that their goals will be reached as Obama continues to "nudge" us into socialism.

[KrisKrinkle]

“...not secession from the Union, but secession from Washington.”

I think strictly speaking that would not be secession. It should be the States requiring the entity they created —The National Government— to stay within it’s bounds.

[Jack Hydrazine]

It’s not going to happen because 60 percent of Americans take hand outs in one form or another from the Feds. With Obama it is going to go to about 70 percent. Why bite the hand that feeds you?

[TexasRepublic]

My idea for a subtle bumper sticker: Ctrl-Alt-Del

[RonF]

If the States want to get together and fight this they can. Let 2/3 of them pass a resolution calling for a Constitutional Convention and Congress must set a time and place for it. That's 34 states, which might just fly after this.

[Logophile]

Secession is not a good idea.

The leftists who currently occupy the government in Washington are working overtime to tear down the United States as we know it. Secession would weaken the country, thereby playing right into their hands.

Talking about secession also plays into their hands. The vast majority of Americans would never go along with secession. Those who propose it will be branded as anti-American kooks.

Besides, why should I have to leave my country? If the leftists cannot abide a free and prosperous United States, they can leave.

[SE Mom]

This is still the United States of America. I don’t feel very optimistic today- but I’m not yet ready to ponder something of this magnitude.

However- we are a divided nation- in profound ways that appear to be growing rather than healing.

[DNME]

The author is correct in stating that the states — alone — have the power to bring the federal monster to heel.

All it will take is one state (Texas keeps coming to mind) willing to stand up to the feds and say, “No, you will NOT” and the rest of the states will follow. There will naturally be a cutoff of all federal fund, which can quickly be countered by a refusal to forward federal income tax payments. Then the real fun begins!

Unfortunately, we are all “conditioned” to abhor civil disobedience and anything that smacks of law-breaking. Talk back to Washington with a loud and strong voice? Pass a state law or do something without asking “mother, may I?” first? Oh horrors!

So ... never mind. Can’t upset Washington, can we? Enjoy your chains.

[The Comedian]

Brilliant article, and brilliant observations on your part.

Kudos.

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[yield 2 the right]

Not a good idea, the other side will use this as proof our side is eager for a bloody war.

[Monorprise]

Read the 1798 Kentucky and New Hampshire resolutions, they basically were declaring such.

As was the attempted New Hampshire resolution they were looking at passing again last year.