Southern Florida Threatens to Secede Due to Fear of Climate Change

cnsnews ^ | Oct. 23, 2014 | Dan Joseph

[PROCON]

Threats of a state seceding from the country, or a part of a state creating its own state due to political differences, typically don’t go anywhere.

Well, except for that one time in the 1860’s.

Texas and Vermont both threatened to do so out of frustration with the policies of George W. Bush and Barack Obama, but both remain part of the United States. There have been several attempts over the last few decades to carve Californian up into as many as six separate states.

Now, some in Southern Florida are toying with the possibility of launching a secession effort from the northern part of the state.

Why would the heavily liberal area consider sacrificing their share of all that sweet, sweet, Disney related tax revenue? Apparently it’s because the government in Tallahassee isn’t doing enough to combat climate change.

South Miami Mayor Walter Harris believes that rising sea levels due to global warming will cause the everglades to disappear and possibly lead to a nuclear disaster.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

Wasn’t that the premise of an old movie? Declare war on the US; lose the war; benefit from the US rebuilding.

"The Mouse That Roared" -- 1955 novel, and then a movie -- a satirical commentary on the Marshall Plan.

[Bob]

Thank you. I was fairly certain that I had seen that movie plot many, many years ago. As I recall, it was hilariously funny. I’ll have to see if it’s on netflix.

[Constitutionalist Conservative]

The movie version has Peter Sellers playing four different roles — including the queen, if I recall correctly. :-)