Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

[OliverFA]

Originally posted by Patroklos
It is a mute point, your not expelling the majority of the country, your seceding from the US. How can you be the legitimate owner of an US property if you are actively leaving the entity?

Oh believe me, they can. If they have the right to break the entity, why wouldn´t they think they have the right to also keep the weapong, the money and everything else? Even if the logic says they cannot keep aything from the entity they are leaving from, they would.

Originally posted by Patroklos
And I doubt you would find too may people willing to help you internationally.

All the countries aspiring to occupy the current US place as the first superpower would help (either openly or secretly) the rebels. Of course, they would say they do it in the name of freedom.

[DinoDoc]

Texas v White pwnz this thread.

[Swissy]

Join the Candian Blues with the US Reds and you'll get one thing, a whole lot of hungry Liberals

[Muad'Dib]

I hope someone would be stupid enough to give support to seccessionists, so after we finnished with them, the supporters would be next to feel our wrath.

[notyoueither]

Originally posted by Flubber
Depends . .. what is the top speed of and M1A1 Abrams ?-- Include refuelling stops now. I can't see there being enough paratroopers to occupy even a significant fraction of the country so the big limitation is on how fast the American troops can drive. You should plan on avoiding places like Calgary and Toronto in the morning since rush hour can really slow you down.

Also while Canadians don't have handguns like the Americans, a LOT of people have rifles and are frequent hunters. Ground troofs could face harssing sniper fire.

Oh Canadian ground forces ?? . . . well they would capitulate immediately when our tank wouldn't start.

That's when we release the moose!

[notyoueither]

As an Albertan, I can only say that a whole lot of Yanks who would be right of me would be welcome to join Canada.

Unfortunately, the people of Quebec and Ontario know that they would be to the right of the average Albertan, so that would end the experiment right about there. No way in hell would they let California and New York become provinces when CA by itself has as many people as all of Canada and we have more accurate rep by pop in the only place it matters (the House of Commons).

[Urban Ranger]

Originally posted by Patroklos
I don't see how Canada would help you, you would just involve them in a short civil war, and after we are done detroying the Blue states, should take about a week, we will have conquered Canada the next day.

Yeah right, the armed forces will be as split as the states.

[Heresson]

Originally posted by GhengisFarb
Anyone else notice how the Liberals seem to be creeping off the shores of the Mississippi like a bunch of rabid leeches?

I found out why, several days ago, by accident.
Compare it with an ethnic map of USA and You'll find out that that Mississippi democratic stain is due to large black community there - or so it seems

[DRoseDARs]

I found out why, several days ago, by accident.
Compare it with an ethnic map of USA and You'll find out that that Mississippi democratic stain is due to large black community there - or so it seems

You bumped a 7 week old thread to say something inane like that?

[Heresson]

If You posted a docent thread I could stick with I wouldn't have to search for older ones.

[Patroklos]

Oh believe me, they can. If they have the right to break the entity, why wouldn´t they think they have the right to also keep the weapong, the money and everything else? Even if the logic says they cannot keep aything from the entity they are leaving from, they would.

The relevant comment was that the Red states would have to give that back to the North to be fair. You see, none of that stuff is actually in the North. So either way, the Red States get most of it.

[DRoseDARs]

/me doubts Heresson couldn't find a decent thread between page 1 (12-25-2004) and page 49 (11-9-2004) totalling ~1225 individual threads...

[Heresson]

sorry, my mistake (decent).
I remembered the leech comment (because there are leeches in HoMM III), and when I've seen the map...
There's no reason to judge a thread by the date it was posted. I wouldn't mind resurrecting a thread 2 years old if I ever felt like it.

[DRoseDARs]

A docent is a real and totally seperate thing from the word you meant to use, that's the only reason I bothered.

[Giancarlo]

Re: Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

Originally posted by monkspider
Ever since the Bush re-election, I have heard more and more commentators from various regions talking about secession as a valid alternative. Will this idea ever catch on in mainstream parts of the Northeast or the West Coast?

I just want to start laughing at you.. but why waste the effort of laughing. The United States is one nation. You commies make up .0000005% of the population so please spare us this nonsense. Go move to Cuba.