Nearly 700,000 People, Throughout All 50 States, Sign Secession Petitions After Obama Re-Election
In the wake of President Obama’s re-election, some citizens are calling for secession! Close to 700,000 people, spread throughout all 50 states, have filed petitions in favor of seceding from America on the Obama administration’s “We the People” website. Petitions from Texas, Louisiana, Alabama, Georgia, Tennessee, Florida, and North Carolina have garnered at least 25,000 signatures, the number at which the administration promises a response.
The crew from The Five weighed in on whether this is a serious movement or if people are just letting off steam after the election.
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Bob Beckel said, “I think that after every election, there’s people who get real upset with whoever got elected […] I don’t see what’s the big deal … 600-700,000 people represents less than one percent of the country.”
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KT McFarland, in for Dana Perino today, likened the situation to the original argument about the founding of our country. She said, “Some states don’t want to have to pay for other states. And what we are doing now is we are getting to the point where a number of states, East Coast, West Coast states are going bankrupt.”
