As far as I know, virtually ALL of the 50 states have this same petition going, so don’t suggest it’s just “kook” states.
You’re right, it’s just kook people.
Why is the United States as powerful as it is? In part, it’s this powerful because there are 311 million people in it.
How much power do you expect the ‘break-away’ nation to have, with 50 million in it? It will have no military, no Navy, no Airforce, no standing army...
Gosh, I can’t wait to be voiceless on the world stage.
Can you imagine what respect we would get at any international gathering? We would be completely ignored.
In 1964 Goldwater was trounced in all but one state. Conservatism was not defeated. In 1972 the Republican party won a massive victory.
Buck up folks. Obama is self-destructing before our very eyes.
This Benghazi/Petraeus scandal is going to come very close to taking him down.