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Ruby the Liberal

(26,712 posts) Sun Nov 11, 2012, 01:30 AM Nov 2012

Louisiana Secession Petition (whitehouse.gov) [View all]

WTF is wrong with these people? LA is one of the most upside down states in tax revenues to expenditures in the nation.

https://petitions.whitehouse.gov/petition/peacefully-grant-state-louisiana-withdraw-united-states-america-and-create-its-own-new-government/1wrvtngl

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Louisiana Secession Petition (whitehouse.gov) [View all] Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 OP

Can I sign if I am not from Louisiana? democrattotheend Nov 2012 #1

"can i sign it, too?" aletier_v Nov 2012 #2

I did when I saw it. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #3

You can friedgreentomatoes Nov 2012 #43

Yes. nt bluestate10 Nov 2012 #67

Let's start a giant fence building fund with all Heather MC Nov 2012 #4

They have no idea, elleng Nov 2012 #5

Yep that is it in a nutshell. Rex Nov 2012 #46

So,what do they plan Rincewind Nov 2012 #6

Yeah PatrickS Nov 2012 #40

we'll keep New Orleans ibegurpard Nov 2012 #7

I love New Orleans. Great people there. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #37

Yep, save New Orleans, dump the rest!!! RKP5637 Nov 2012 #58

if i already signed the texas one- can i sign this one too? BlueMan Votes Nov 2012 #8

We don't need your help ornotna Nov 2012 #10

The poster was just pointing out that if the assholes want to leave, let them. bluestate10 Nov 2012 #69

More than one state PatrickS Nov 2012 #9

See post above n/t ornotna Nov 2012 #11

Holy cow. Where's Utah? aletier_v Nov 2012 #12

uh...there are no Montanans on the Montana petition... ibegurpard Nov 2012 #14

And hardly any New Yorkers on the New York petition. smirkymonkey Nov 2012 #50

Your first link is to a White Nationalist site and your last is to World Net Daily Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #15

More like research habits than reading habits PatrickS Nov 2012 #21

Yes, my google is set to deep crawl sf.org and wnd.com too. Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #23

Google is free PatrickS Nov 2012 #25

Meh, Stormfront's a reasonable link if we're discussing that kind of batshit madness. Posteritatis Nov 2012 #31

I love shit like this! nt Walk away Nov 2012 #53

You invited it with your OP. cordelia Nov 2012 #41

WTF are you on about now? Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #42

The Arkansas petition only has 33 signatories Art_from_Ark Nov 2012 #16

We'll fight you in Missouri. xmas74 Nov 2012 #19

Stormfront? Really? Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #20

You have more in common with Stormfront than you know aletier_v Nov 2012 #22

No, actually, I don't. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #34

I agree. Fuck the nazis. Raster Nov 2012 #55

I'm movin' to... dchill Nov 2012 #26

I want the Widespread Panic, R.E.M., Allman Bros., B-52s Georgia. Warren DeMontague Nov 2012 #35

Oh my fucking god. The link "Entire List" link takes you to the message board on Stormfront. Raster Nov 2012 #54

Holy Christ! Everyone wants out lol WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #13

I wish I coud feign shock. nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #17

They should all be given a hellhole to migrate to for free and be gone. And I say good RKP5637 Nov 2012 #61

Whoa, wait, wait wait. We can't just let the entire nation secede. 2pooped2pop Nov 2012 #63

I wish I could feign surprise nadinbrzezinski Nov 2012 #18

See how crazy these morons are Jack Sprat Nov 2012 #24

Yep, well said. All mine and none for you. They are absolute jerks and are intent on destroying RKP5637 Nov 2012 #62

Shocking! LA leads TX!! WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #27

Start date PatrickS Nov 2012 #28

Same thing that was wrong the last time states tried seccession... Agnosticsherbet Nov 2012 #29

Hopefully, the upshot from all of this will be that... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #30

Heading back to Cascadia Next Week kurt_cagle Nov 2012 #44

I spent my first 23 years in the SF Bay Area... WhaTHellsgoingonhere Nov 2012 #49

sign it..... kcdoug1 Nov 2012 #32

maybe we need to PowerToThePeople Nov 2012 #33

Not to mention it was found to be illegal, I believe, in Kohlhaas v. State sakabatou Nov 2012 #36

Texas, Alabama, and now Louisiana. distantearlywarning Nov 2012 #38

Hardly any Floridians signed the Florida one. The should just have N Florida be part of Georgia. Michigan Alum Nov 2012 #39

+++ 1,000 +++ n/t RKP5637 Nov 2012 #64

Good to know that The Stupid doesn't Rex Nov 2012 #45

They maybe hopeless politically, but they still have New Orelans SpartanDem Nov 2012 #47

Maybe we could just fence off one of the square states Ruby the Liberal Nov 2012 #48

And build a very high fence around it? calico1 Nov 2012 #52

What are they going to do when the next Katrina hits? calico1 Nov 2012 #51

FU**, let them go, I wish they would secede. I'm so fed up with their bullshit and others like them. RKP5637 Nov 2012 #56

If it all works, our blue states can take their moderates and liberals and our blue states will send bluestate10 Nov 2012 #71

I would move for that! I would like to get as far as possible from the right-wingers. They're RKP5637 Nov 2012 #73

If the whole state is getting welfare from why don't they figure a way to make them self-supporting socialindependocrat Nov 2012 #57

We should feel sorry for the people in these states Progressive dog Nov 2012 #59

Thanks IphengeniaBlumgarten Nov 2012 #72

Petitions AdmiralGilgamesh Nov 2012 #75

This would count as sedition, right? jmowreader Nov 2012 #60

Louisiana which has not performed well since Right to work passed. Thinkingabout Nov 2012 #65

Grant them freedom. Take back our federal tax money sent to LA. Citizens that don't want to bluestate10 Nov 2012 #66

Great. Now we'll have room for Puerto Rico without having to add a star on the flag. Orangepeel Nov 2012 #68

Fuck them with an iron stick. Leave, assholes. hifiguy Nov 2012 #70

Lulz AdmiralGilgamesh Nov 2012 #74