The Right Wing blogs are buzzing about this. Texas conservatives are freaking out in the wake of President Obama's decisive victory in last week's election. From the Houston Chronicle:
Texas secession petition grows on White House website
By Jana Kasperkevic | November 12, 2012
WASHINGTON - When the White House promised that any online petition getting more than 25,000 signatures would get a thorough review and an official response, officials probably weren't thinking about requests for secession.
But on Monday - less than a week after President Barack Obama's re-election - a petition on the White House website calling for Texas to secede from the union has received more than 35,000 signatures, far more than similar requests from other states.
Here is the text of the petition
The US continues to suffer economic difficulties stemming from the federal government's neglect to reform domestic and foreign spending. The citizens of the US suffer from blatant abuses of their rights such as the NDAA, the TSA, etc. Given that the state of Texas maintains a balanced budget and is the 15th largest economy in the world, it is practically feasible for Texas to withdraw from the union, and to do so would protect it's citizens' standard of living and re-secure their rights and liberties in accordance with the original ideas and beliefs of our founding fathers which are no longer being reflected by the federal government.
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The tally is now up to 60,000. This takes Republican denial to a whole new level.
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Will Rick Perry get his wish?