The Ground We Are Standing On Is Quicksand

The petitions on the White House website have now grown to include citizens from all 50 states (or 57, if Barack Obama is counting!) Illinois citizens have even started two petitions to secede.

One thing to keep in mind, these petitions are created by individual citizens of the individual States, not the States (Governments) themselves.

While the petitions are worded in such away that asks Barack Obama “permission to withdraw from The United States peacefully”, it is obvious that “permission” would never be granted. It’s not that simple, even if it were possible in this particular forum. The reality is, the people of each state would have to vote on something such as secession.