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Atman

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30. If it means we ditch Texas and Mississippi, then I'm all for it.

Reply to CK_John (Original post)

Fri Jun 24, 2016, 02:15 PM

Jun 2016

I'd throw in (out?) Arizona, too, but they've got that really cool canyon thing goin' on.

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Will the breakup of the EU lead to a breakup movement in the US. [View all] CK_John Jun 2016 OP

Short of a Constitutional Convention to dissolve the US, there is not Constitutional or Legal Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #1

At the same time The2ndWheel Jun 2016 #6

And they are the only chance we have to stop it. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #8

Nobody works together, it's a line of sight thing. CK_John Jun 2016 #60

All the more reason to stay united -- our only chance of acting together to fight it. n/t pnwmom Jun 2016 #59

We don't have to dissolve the US just start grouping states into regions. CK_John Jun 2016 #9

How do you get states over the sovereignty issues? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #15

This. People that try to leave will be bombed... scscholar Jun 2016 #27

Are talking about the Civil War? Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #32

Yes. The Republicans killed hundreds of thousands to prevent it... scscholar Jun 2016 #33

More accurately, the South killed hundreds of thousands to attempt it. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #34

At the time, the South were Democrats. The death toll was about 644,000. Agnosticsherbet Jun 2016 #35

It was the Republicans that wouldn't let them leave scscholar Jun 2016 #37

The Republican Party was the progressive party jamese777 Jun 2016 #46

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Even less progessive to murder people to preserve human slavery (nt) LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #53

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They wanted to preserve the "blessings of African slavery", and steal the propery of LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #56

The South wanted to leave the United States in order to preserve the instituion of slavery LongtimeAZDem Jun 2016 #52

This is one jehop61 Jun 2016 #2

Indeed Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jun 2016 #4

You are in too big a box and you can't think outside of it. CK_John Jun 2016 #11

There are a lot of masturbatory fantasies by some on this site regarding... Meldread Jun 2016 #12

No..... just want to restore some fucking economic balance and sanity and a semblance of democracy Armstead Jun 2016 #17

By handing more and more power to far right nationalists? Meldread Jun 2016 #18

You make a point that is debatable but reasonable Armstead Jun 2016 #55

.+1 840high Jun 2016 #26

Nope - don't see that happening and if it did JustAnotherGen Jun 2016 #3

OK, this is just getting silly. nt B2G Jun 2016 #5

No,we aren't Europe. nt sufrommich Jun 2016 #7

Well, I guess it is after noon for everyone except the West coast snooper2 Jun 2016 #10

No edhopper Jun 2016 #13

No, becuase we ahve a very different system than the EU Scootaloo Jun 2016 #14

Nitpick: states are more than administrative regions treestar Jun 2016 #44

Hail Cascadia! Norrin Radd Jun 2016 #16

no, it means little to nothing to the USA in the long run nt msongs Jun 2016 #19

That's what everyone said in 1920 and we got the 30's and 40's. CK_John Jun 2016 #21

Your prognosticating threads are one of the most amusing things on DU. LeftyMom Jun 2016 #20

I also enjoy them tremendously n/t Godhumor Jun 2016 #23

We're always wanting to shed the Red States so why not... ileus Jun 2016 #22

Sure, why not? TransitJohn Jun 2016 #24

lol La Lioness Priyanka Jun 2016 #25

I just like saying FLEXIT (Florida) NightWatcher Jun 2016 #28

NYEXIT? Sounds Russian. Squinch Jun 2016 #40

Yea okay leftofcool Jun 2016 #29

If it means we ditch Texas and Mississippi, then I'm all for it. Atman Jun 2016 #30

In 2012, petitions to secede were filed for 23 states. Know what happened? Nothing. LanternWaste Jun 2016 #31

No. yardwork Jun 2016 #36

Way back when the Soviet Union broke up I predicted that malaise Jun 2016 #38

No. yellowcanine Jun 2016 #39

No XRubicon Jun 2016 #41

No. roamer65 Jun 2016 #42

The 30's gave us a blue print for Trump and his whole new nationalist CK_John Jun 2016 #43

opposition to TPP, NAFTA may increase short term One_Life_To_Give Jun 2016 #45

I suspect that Rhode Island will finally decide to go it alone. Orrex Jun 2016 #47

I swear to god, some of your posts have to be sarcasm, but damned if I can tell which. n/t X_Digger Jun 2016 #48

I don't do sarcasm. CK_John Jun 2016 #61

Separatist movements exist IronLionZion Jun 2016 #49

Break up with what? brush Jun 2016 #51

And will self-driving cars stop for border checks! jberryhill Jun 2016 #57

Texit? Zambero Jun 2016 #58

Is the King Ranch still owned by the British, bigger than Rhode Island.. CK_John Jun 2016 #62