[FreedomNotSafety]

Great post. Not irrelevant at all if you look geographically at the last election's electorial college results. WHAT IF today a state decided to seceed? Would we really take up arms again? Walter Williams believes we are already two countries. We are certainly developing a very harsh ideological split. Now we just need for geography and ideology to line up a little better, so that those of us that love freedom and detest heavy handed government, can part with those that would impose via government fiat their will on us. It may be a stretch, but with all levels of government taking 60% or more of our income, we are fighting slavery.

[lentulusgracchus]

Now we just need for geography and ideology to line up a little better, so that those of us that love freedom and detest heavy handed government, can part with those that would impose via government fiat their will on us. It may be a stretch, but with all levels of government taking 60% or more of our income, we are fighting slavery.

I think the tax burden is only about 40% in all, but your point is valid at any level. No restriction means no limitiations means no freedom.

As to splitting the sheets, I'd make Blue America settle for everything east of the Hudson.....that would bust 'em up enough that we could deport the rest of them and get the West Coast and Michigan back from the libs.