-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- In list.cypherpunks, ravage@bga.com writes:
What a waste of time. There is no way that any reasonable person will accept or support such an action. Wake up and smell the roses dude...
No? I lived in Alaska for 21 years. During this time, no less than 3 efforts were fielded to secede from the Union. All 3 got a large (although non-binding) number of signatures (including mine, FWIW).
If you really want to fix the problem them how about reading the Constitution and demanding that your EXISTING representatives uphold the sacred oath they have sworn to uphold.
Yes, this country has problem. No, they are nowhere near bad enough to render the union.
Ever since the breakup of the former Soviet Union, I have wondered just what _is_ holding the USA together. Within our borders, I think we show far more diversity than the former USSR had. Yet we remain "unified", even in the face of ever-growing erosion of citizens' rights. I think if a few states were to secede, it would be a great wake-up call! The FedGov would have to react somehow. If they aquiesced, end of problem and we become a loosly allied group of independent republics. (maybe... or perhaps we don't ally at all) If they retaliate with force (which, unfortunately, I think is the more likely outcome), they will be showing their true totalitarian stripe.
Get a clue.
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