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Will White House be forced to respond to Texas secession petition?
American Thinker ^ | 11/13/2012 | Rick Moran

Posted on 11/13/2012 11:37:37 AM PST by SeekAndFind

The more than 25,000 Sunshine Patriots who signed the petition to have Texas secede from the United States might get a response from the White House.

Yahoo News:

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Looks like the Obama administration may have to respond to a petition seeking the green light for Texas to secede from the United States-one of 20 such requests filed on the official White House website since Election Day. At the time of the writing of this post, the Texas secession petition had garnered 25,318 signatures-above the White House's self-imposed rules for requiring a reply.

(A "Recount the election!" petition filed Nov. 10 had 16,238 signatures. "Regulate Internet Pornography"? Not a big winner. It was filed Nov. 4 and had only 501 signatures.)

The White House may opt out of replying. Under its own rules, "To avoid the appearance of improper influence, the White House may decline to address certain procurement, law enforcement, adjudicatory, or similar matters properly within the jurisdiction of federal departments or agencies, federal courts, or state and local government in its response to a petition." Other secession petitions include requests for Arkansas, South Carolina, Georgia, Missouri, Tennessee, Michigan, Colorado, Oregon, New Jersey, North Dakota, Montana, Indiana, Mississippi, Kentucky, North Carolina, Alabama and New York. (Spoiler alert: No, the White House won't approve secession.)

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No, the White House won't approve secession. And yes, the signers are indeed sunshine patriots. To cut and run when things look bleak perfectly fits the description of Tom Paine, who wrote of them, ..."the sunshine patriot will, in this crisis, shrink from the service of his country..." "Shrink" is what these so-called Americans are doing. Giving up. Surrendering. Is there any other way to describe their cowardice?

(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: secession; texas
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1 posted on 11/13/2012 11:37:43 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I think a second civil war could happen again.


2 posted on 11/13/2012 11:39:40 AM PST by Trapped Behind Enemy Lines
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To: SeekAndFind

Its over 75,000 now.

Interesting.

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3 posted on 11/13/2012 11:41:41 AM PST by TLI ( ITINERIS IMPENDEO VALHALLA)
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To: SeekAndFind

They’ll wipe their ass with the petition and life will go on.

Obama’s not going to go down in history as the man who let the country fall apart.


4 posted on 11/13/2012 11:42:50 AM PST by Tzimisce (Will there be anything to fight for in 2016?)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

Start the cold civil war now.
Go Galt.


5 posted on 11/13/2012 11:43:10 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

They’re not “sunshine patriots”. They’re patriots of the Republic of Texas.

Calling the “sunshine patriots” is like calling the Founders “secessionist traitors to England who should have worked within the system.”


6 posted on 11/13/2012 11:43:27 AM PST by altsehastiin
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To: SeekAndFind

RICK IS A D*CK


7 posted on 11/13/2012 11:43:33 AM PST by BO Stinkss
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To: SeekAndFind
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8 posted on 11/13/2012 11:44:10 AM PST by CMailBag
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines; MrB

The US has not had a civil war. A civil war consists of factions fighting for control of the central government. It is not the same thing as groups or states wishing to split from the the rest of the country. Whatever you want to call it - the war between the states or the war of northern aggression- it was NOT a civil war.


9 posted on 11/13/2012 11:45:39 AM PST by Pining_4_TX ( The state is the great fiction by which everybody seeks to live at the expense of everybody else. ~)
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To: SeekAndFind

Please, this is just silly.
Its an online petition.
The WH will respond with a thank you for your interest in our Democracy. End of conversation. Meanwhile 25,000 plus people just had their names added to the enemies list.


10 posted on 11/13/2012 11:45:44 AM PST by SECURE AMERICA (Where can I sign up for the New American Revolution and the Crusades 2012?)
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To: Pining_4_TX

Yes, yes, that’s true.

1st war for independence, 1776, Win
2nd war for independence, 1861, Loss

Tie breaker?


11 posted on 11/13/2012 11:47:56 AM PST by MrB (The difference between a Humanist and a Satanist - the latter admits whom he's working for)
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To: SECURE AMERICA

RE: Meanwhile 25,000 plus people just had their names added to the enemies list.

Make that 77,237 on the enemies list (as of this writing).


12 posted on 11/13/2012 11:48:17 AM PST by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

I see nothing wrong with preparing for the inevitable day that the great ship United States founders.

One would have to be a damn fool to not prepare for the eventuality espechially when it’s well known that captain is steering you into the rocks.


13 posted on 11/13/2012 11:48:45 AM PST by puppypusher (The World is going to the dogs.)
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To: SeekAndFind

People who participate in this are not showing patriotism.

They are showing support for dismantling the United States.

What we need to focus on, are the policies and methods we will use to turn this situation around.

All you have to do, is look at the states involved in this, to know this is a futile effort.

New York, New Jersey, Oregon... folks, you’d wind up with a situation much like what you’ve already got. You’d also wind up with a severely socialist nation on your border.

This petition stuff makes us look one dimensional, and nutty.


14 posted on 11/13/2012 11:49:12 AM PST by DoughtyOne (Hurricane Sandy..., a week later and 48 million Americans still didn't have power.)
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To: TLI

.3% of the population of Texas.


15 posted on 11/13/2012 11:49:22 AM PST by EEGator
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

“I think a second civil war could happen again.”

This time the states will be on the right side of the moral issues.


16 posted on 11/13/2012 11:49:48 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: SeekAndFind

Sure, they’ll deny it. And probably sic the IRS on everyone who signed it.


17 posted on 11/13/2012 11:49:48 AM PST by bigbob
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

“I think a second civil war could happen again.”

This time the states will be on the right side of the moral issues.


18 posted on 11/13/2012 11:49:59 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: Trapped Behind Enemy Lines

“I think a second civil war could happen again.”

This time the states will be on the right side of the moral issues.


19 posted on 11/13/2012 11:50:09 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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To: MikeSteelBe

Sorry for the triple post.


20 posted on 11/13/2012 11:52:02 AM PST by MikeSteelBe (Austrian Hitler was, as the Halfrican Hitler does.)
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