Following President Barrack Obama’s re-election, twenty
states filed for petitions to secede from the United States. The states sent
the petitions in through the White House’s “We the People” website. If a state
attains 25,000 signatures in 30 days, the White House will review the petition
and issue a response. Texas had the most signatures when it sent in its
petition, but it was still 3,000 signatures short of the 25,000 needed. It has
until December 9th, which marks the 30th day since it was
sent in.
The
legality of seceding from the Union has been up for debate ever since America’s
founding. Many states (most of which seceded and caused the Civil War) have
always wanted to secede for the past two centuries. Most of them are southern
states such as Texas and South Carolina. Some are surprising, however, such as
New York. Who is to tell them that they can’t become their own country? Texas
has provided valid reasons for wanting to secede. They have a flourishing
economy and don’t benefit at all from being a part of the United States. They
would be better off on their own. What’s keeping them from seceding? It is
difficult to pick which side is in the right, because it’s not black and white. It’s interesting that these states are asking
for permission to secede too. The president is very likely to deny their
request. The plan doesn’t seem to be irrational and not thought out, which is
why it will be interesting to see what happens if their petitions do get 25,000
signatures or more.
"States petition to secede from union"
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