Well, the lovers of liberty should not consider seceding from the only country in the world that was founded on the principle that liberty is the God-given unalienable right of the people. Those who hate God, hate liberty, etc, are the ones who should leave. If NY and Calif are the problem, if they cannot abide by the constitution, then THEY should secede (or be purged from the union).
Give me Liberty or give me death!!
Yes. The word "was" -- past tense -- is correct. But this country no longer operates on these principles of liberty.
Those who hate God, hate liberty, etc, are the ones who should leave.
Yes. They "should" leave. But the word "should" is an empty, meaningless word. They should leave. They WON'T.
If NY and Calif are the problem, if they cannot abide by the constitution, then THEY should secede (or be purged from the union).
Yes. They are a huge part of the problem and "should" be purged from the union. But they WON'T be.
In my opinion, urging the enemy to abandon their "prinicples" -- especially after they WON the election -- is nothing but empty rhetoric, or as Shakespeare called it: sound and fury, signifying nothing.
We're not going to change them, reform them, or purge them from the country. But we can defy them, through the 10th Amendment, by challenging every federal fiat at the state level. I suggest we try that first.
And if that doesn't work?
Secession.
I for one am a proud American, but the punk POTUS and his minions are out to redistribute the gain of all who have worked hard their lives. Now with grumblings of IRA / 401K confiscation, I for one support a free and clear Texas from the union. A conservative government for conservative people (Texas) seems to be a better alternative to where we are heading.