179commentsAuthor calls for South to secede and form country called 'Reagan'

AL.com ^ | 10/23/14 | LeadaGore

[Oliviaforever]

A former aide to President Ronald Reagan wants a handful of Southern states to secede from the union and form a new country named for the late GOP hero.

It may come to a shock to some Alabamians, however, that Douglas MacKinnon's vision of the country known as "Reagan" would initially only include South Carolina, Florida and Georgia. Those three states were chosen, MacKinnon told talk show host Janet Mefferd, due to their population size and natural resources, such as access to the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico.

[Windflier]

OK, what should the new "state" be called if not Reagan?

On second thought, I think 'The Constitutional States of America' would be much more appropriate.

And the acronym would drive the liberals nuts ;-)

[Spktyr]

The Republic Of Texas. It already existed under international law.

[Spktyr]

Negative. The capital needs to be someplace with few amenities, no social life and where it’s generally unpleasant most of the year. Somewhere around Midland-Odessa should be fine.

[campaignPete R-CT]

Y’all need a Pacific port, which means 1/2 of Washington State or San Diego.

[campaignPete R-CT]

as long as the rank and filers in the seceding states have their TV set on ... it ain’t gettin’ off of the launch pad.

[Nifster]

You are so illogical and confused

[RIghtwardHo]

Ha!

[Windflier]

You are so illogical and confused

How so?

[Windflier]

as long as the rank and filers in the seceding states have their TV set on ... it ain’t gettin’ off of the launch pad.

It's all a matter of pain. When the pain exceeds the public's threshold of endurance, the dam will break.

"Prudence, indeed, will dictate that Governments long established should not be changed for light and transient causes; and accordingly all experience hath shewn, that mankind are more disposed to suffer, while evils are sufferable, than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed."

~ Thomas Jefferson

[rrrod]

yep...and extremely disgusting people(?) too!

[right way right]

The south would not like to end up between the turd world country's of north Mexico and south Mexico.

[right way right]

I honestly love the name Jesusland.

It's supposed to be a leftist put down.

[dfwgator]

So glad I got the Hell out of there and made it to Texas.

[eeriegeno]

Good point.....

[archy]

Douglas MacKinnon's vision of the country known as "Reagan" would initially only include South Carolina, Florida and Georgia.

Y'all call it *Dixie* and I'll come visit. You'll need a new flag, however.

[archy]

Cool. I won’t even have to move.

Good thing. I hear tell you're not always real good at that sort of effort....

[archy]

So glad I got the Hell out of there and made it to Texas.

I miss the fiddlesticks out of Cleburne.

[DoodleDawg]

So what do you think? Reagan sound like a great place or just a nutty idea?

As defined? A nutty idea. There are a lot more conservative sections of the country than Florida and Georgia.

[x]

A cage fight to the death between this “former Reagan aide” and the “former Jimmy Carter aide” who proposed something else stupid yesterday might settle things ...