Secession: Has it become a reasonable idea?

[GePap]

I am with PLATO- let the Soputh go once and for all- then we get rid of them, and sanity reigns in the rest of the nation once again.

[Patroklos]

There was a guy at CFC that made a million of these.

None very good.

Make sure Kerry has nothing but spearmen.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by PLATO
I would support Southern Secession.

Considering the fact we rule the country now, I wouldn't.

[Spiffor]

Originally posted by alva
Don't forget that France would happy to use it's power to come to the aid ......never mind.

Why never mind?

We would LOVE to be at the helm of a humanitarian UN operation to aid our American friends right after the civil war

[Spiffor]

TO c/p my post in the other thread ("What would an independent North look like?")

It would be similar to today's US wrt working conditions, corporate governance, and welfare. I don't see any mainstream political voice advocating more stringent policies.
There could be better efforts when it comes to education.
The Independent New England will become the beacon of NAFTA, and will push the most for the FTAA.


Militarily, there would be a tight alliance with the rest of the US. The American domination on the world scene serves the interests of the whole US, and Independent New England will certainly not let this domination slide. A collective decision-making-process in foreign policies will be seen as a necessity, although said decisions will be very difficult to come by.

The State would be seriously more secular, and most religious issues that currently taint the American debate, won't exist there.

A new Political system would be in place. The Constitution would remain mostly intact, but some technicalities will be changed (like the electoral college). Also, the 2nd amendment will undergo a serious change in interpretation.

[GePap]

Originally posted by DinoDoc
Considering the fact we rule the country now, I wouldn't.

Yankee LOVER! People like you need to be kicked out of the south, and more true Southeners like PLATO put in- enough in fact to have the south decide to leave.

[DinoDoc]

How dare you address you betters in such an impudent fashion!

[pchang]

He's still smarting from the double tragedy (Yankees and Kerry)

[MrFun]

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?

Those commentators are talking out of their fantastical asses.

[DRoseDARs]

I believe this split could be made amicably.

[Ted Striker]

It's not a reasonable idea

However, it's an idea that has actually made it into people's heads

There is a storm brewing, with alot of people very angry at the way things are going. Revolution? Probably not. But a major social change could take place in our lifetime.

[Ted Striker]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I believe this split could be made amicably.

[OzzyKP]

Originally posted by DRoseDARs
I believe this split could be made amicably.

Don't forget to allow Ben and his fellow plains state Canadians join Jesusland too. They are all like North Dakota but colder.

[Ted Striker]

Good point

[DRoseDARs]

I can't take credit for the map, but I certainly endorse it.