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November 14, 2012 at
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[I want to preface this by saying this is not meant to be a thread throwing blame at one side or the other...there's an entire different section for that. This is just to get people's feedback on recent news....]
Never thought I'd use the words secession and viral in the same sentence, but that seems to be the trend on Facebook and Twitter over the last few days. It seems as though the government has received petition requests from at least 40 states (different articles report different stats) and over 700,000 people and steadily rising.
I'm just happy to see that people are finally making the progression from backroom murmur and rumblings to now be willing to sternly voice their displeasure with our current system. I don't know that a secession will actually happen, but I do believe that this is a step in the right direction for the people to pave their own futures.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/polit...icks-fast/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/2007555...signa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh...r_
It's actually hard to find results from the larger known media outlets as they don't even seem to be reporting on it.
Never thought I'd use the words secession and viral in the same sentence, but that seems to be the trend on Facebook and Twitter over the last few days. It seems as though the government has received petition requests from at least 40 states (different articles report different stats) and over 700,000 people and steadily rising.
I'm just happy to see that people are finally making the progression from backroom murmur and rumblings to now be willing to sternly voice their displeasure with our current system. I don't know that a secession will actually happen, but I do believe that this is a step in the right direction for the people to pave their own futures.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/polit...icks-fast/
http://www.wbtv.com/story/2007555...signa
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nh...r_
It's actually hard to find results from the larger known media outlets as they don't even seem to be reporting on it.
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ahhhhhhh...goddamn....that was funny. smiley doesn't do it justice.
Started by the aptly named Derrick Belcher, a 45-year-old trucking company manager from Chunchula, the petition has already crossed the 25,000-signature threshold required to receive a response from the government.
So, who is Belcher? And why is he so mad he'd sooner sever all ties with the United States than live another day in the shadow of Old Glory? From AL.com:
"I'm working poor. And I work -– I've never taken a dime from the government. I'll starve before I take a handout. That's what being a true American is all about."
Belcher blamed the government for shutting down his former business. Belcher said his Euro Details car wash, which featured topless women, was successful for a decade on Halls Mill Road in Mobile. But he said he was arrested and charged with obscenity by city officials in 2001.
"The government ripped my business away, and now they're choking America to death with rules and regulations," he said.
Well, in fairness, it's as good a reason as any.
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guess this will have to do
guess this will have to do
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ahhhhhhh...goddamn....that was funny. smiley doesn't do it justice.