Growing support for secession
No real choice between the two candidates for president, widespread government incompetence and betrayal, insane foreign wars, the economy's reeling from government mismanagement -- where will it lead?
Here, that's where:
One in five American adults — 22% — believe that any state or region has the right to “peaceably secede from the United States and become an independent republic,” a new Middlebury Institute/Zogby International telephone poll shows.
The level of support for the right of secession was consistent in every region in the country, though the percentage was slightly higher in the South (26%) and the East (24%). The figures were also consistent for every age group, but backing was strongest among younger adults, as 40% among those aged 18 to 24 and 24% among those aged 25 to 34 agreed states and regions have secession rights.
Be sure to read the complete breakdown by age, race, and region. Awesome!
posted by Michael Tuggle @ Wednesday, July 23, 2008
5 Comments
5 Comments:
Very interesting statistics. Very hopeful statistics. Seems like Americans are finally wising-up.
Interesting, though I can't understand Liberals being more in favor of State's Rights than Conservatives.
"... it does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds ...." ~Sam Adams
Here's a man who wanted to dissolve the union and who threatened to burn the Constitution on July Fourth:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lloyd_Garrison
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fire and fire,
It's a slow trend, but sometimes those are the best. Folks understand the system's screwed up beyond repair, but are just now beginning to figure out what to do about it.
son3,
If it were framed in terms of "States' Rights," which ALL enlightened people KNOW is just a cover for irrational hatred, they'd be against it.
But as an escape route from the Empire's death spiral, secession is viewed for what it is -- the ONLY real solution.
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