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12% See Secession Attempt as Very Likely in Next 25 Years Or So
Rasmussen Reports ^ | 22 June 2010 | Rasmussen Reports

Posted on 06/25/2010 1:17:00 PM PDT by LTCJ

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To: LTCJ

Most Americans don’t even know what “Secession” means, much less have the ability to pass an opinion on the possibility. These polls are ridiculous. They’re way above the heads of a majority of Americans.


21 posted on 06/25/2010 1:29:33 PM PDT by albie
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To: SMARTY
"who you gonna call?"

The first step for a state that wants to secede is to kick the National Guard out of their state, and replace it with a true state militia.

I guess the states were too cheap to fund their own militias so they passed their responsibilities onto the feds.

Now any time the feds want to start a war anywhere and run out of armed forces personnel they can start drawing from the National Guard.

But if a state had its own militia it could tell the feds to pound sand. Their militia would be too busy guarding their borders, supporting local authorities in times of extreme duress (e.g. hurricanes, forest fires, etc.) and protecting the citizens of the state.

As long as the National Guard continues to do the job that state militias were meant to do, there is no hope/fear of secession.

22 posted on 06/25/2010 1:29:52 PM PDT by who_would_fardels_bear (These fragments I have shored against my ruins)
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To: Pessimist

ME TOO! I’ll drive the BUS!!

OFF to ARIZONA!!


23 posted on 06/25/2010 1:29:52 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: Pessimist

ME TOO! I’ll drive the BUS!!

OFF to ARIZONA!!


24 posted on 06/25/2010 1:30:01 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: LTCJ

sounds like they’re getting a bellyful of “Hope and Change”.


25 posted on 06/25/2010 1:30:18 PM PDT by tacticalogic ("Oh bother!" said Pooh, as he chambered his last round.)
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To: LTCJ

25 years from now there won’t be anything from which to secede.


26 posted on 06/25/2010 1:31:31 PM PDT by B-Chan (Catholic. Monarchist. Texan. Any questions?)
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To: LTCJ
I'm staying and hope you are too. Stay and kick ass. If it takes guns,guts,etc. than that is what will be used. Hopefully it can be done peacefully by removing that cancer we call congress and start over with new blood. The Founding Fathers gave us a map, all we have to do is read it.
27 posted on 06/25/2010 1:31:47 PM PDT by fish hawk (Hussein Obama: Golf/Gulf, not very good at either.)
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To: April Lexington

Haha, nice.


28 posted on 06/25/2010 1:32:09 PM PDT by TheZMan (Just secede and get it over with. No love lost on either side. Cya.)
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To: SMARTY

Secession??? And when the Russians, Mexicans...etc. (whoever) step over your ‘border’ and start their monkeyshines... who you gonna call?


They would be no worse than the Domestic Enemy Bastards.


29 posted on 06/25/2010 1:32:26 PM PDT by unkus
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To: SMARTY

Look at an historical example of a secession. When the Soviet Union broke up, did Russia get to keep all the tanks and warships?

Answer: no. For instance, the Ukraine came away from that divorce with quite a stash of military hardware, including a fleet.

In the same way, look for a bunch of US states to secede at once, like a huge ice shelf breaking away. At least one of those states will have either nukes or military assets. And at least one of them will be Arizona.


30 posted on 06/25/2010 1:32:47 PM PDT by agere_contra (Obama did more damage to the Gulf economy in one day than Pemex/Ixtoc did in nine months)
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To: TheZMan
A large number of the current armed forces are from here, not to mention the guard, and patriots across the state that would join up to protect it.

Don't forget the Aggie Corps!

31 posted on 06/25/2010 1:33:10 PM PDT by texgal (end no-fault divorce laws return DUE PROCESS & EQUAL PROTECTION to ALL citizens))
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To: Crimson Elephant

“Wasn’t there a Russian professor ...”

Never trust a Russian.


32 posted on 06/25/2010 1:33:17 PM PDT by PetroniusMaximus
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To: softwarecreator

ARIZONA....This Year!! Talks will begin shortly. Mark my words. They will tell Obama stick it where the sun don’t shine!


33 posted on 06/25/2010 1:33:19 PM PDT by chicagolady (Mexican Elite say: EXPORT Poverty Let the American Taxpayer foot the bill !)
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To: albie

Most Americans don’t even know what “Secession” means, much less have the ability to pass an opinion on the possibility. These polls are ridiculous. They’re way above the heads of a majority of Americans.


Right you are. And those fools should be excluded. Let them stay and wallow in the pig crap they are comfortable with.


34 posted on 06/25/2010 1:35:16 PM PDT by unkus
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To: LTCJ

What you will see is a splitting up of single states. Mostly by “Latinos”. California, Arizona, Texas and Florida.


35 posted on 06/25/2010 1:36:55 PM PDT by Dallas59 (President Robert Gibbs 2009-2013)
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To: chicagolady
ARIZONA....This Year!!

My guess too.  Followed closely by Texas, South Carolina, and Oklahoma.

36 posted on 06/25/2010 1:37:58 PM PDT by softwarecreator (I want my greenshoots!)
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To: LTCJ; All
To add to the discussion in this article, this fascinating FR thread on the subject of a political divorce among the states (a virtual secession) is well worth visiting or revisiting and reading through all the comments:

Does U.S. Need to Split Along Political Lines?

37 posted on 06/25/2010 1:39:40 PM PDT by fightinJAG (Obama: "I will gladly pay you on Tuesday for a hamburger today.")
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To: B-Chan
25 years from now there won’t be anything from which to secede.

We could take over Meheeeco, there won't be anyone left there to fight, they'll all be here.

38 posted on 06/25/2010 1:41:25 PM PDT by Las Vegas Ron ("Because without America, there is no free world" - Canada Free Press - MSM, where are you?)
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To: TheZMan
12% said "very likely" but I think the 'money quote' is that almost 1/3 of the adult population think it's somewhat likely.

About one third, coincidentally, supported the first independence movement according to most estimates. The more things change ...

39 posted on 06/25/2010 1:42:18 PM PDT by LTCJ (The Constitution; first, last, always.)
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To: GonzoGOP

I’m thinking there will be 50% chance an attempt within the next few months. They won’t call it secession, too many old wounds there.”

Precisely the reason to cal it Secession - let’s get used to calling a spade a hoe...


40 posted on 06/25/2010 1:42:47 PM PDT by jessduntno ( "The planet has a fever, and it's in Al Gore's pants." - Howie Carr)
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