Posted on 09/25/2004 11:49:44 AM PDT by Publius
Our intrepid leader, W, prides himself on being a man of strong faith. It is no secret that he turns to God for guidance. If three hurricanes in a row slamming into Florida right before the 2004 election isn't a clear sign from the Almighty that he wasn't pleased with how things went in that state in 2000, I don't know what is. Even George should be able to interpret that sign!
This upcoming election is starting to scare the great citizens of the state of Washington. A recent CNN poll on swing states showed that Washington was the only state that supports John Kerry even more than it supported Al Gore. Another recent survey showed that Seattle was the most educated city in the United States. Correlation? Hmm. If the rest of the more conservative, less educated citizens of the United States decide that W is a great leader and he gets re-elected, it's time for desperate measures.
Here's what we do and how we pull it off: We secede. That's right, we leave the United States and become our own nation. Not forever, just for four years, then we apologize and rejoin the union. First order of business is finding a new name. Because we share our name with our nation's (that's ex-nation's) capital, we are the only state in the union that has to be preceded by the words "in the state of" or called "Washington state" to avoid confusion over what Washington is being discussed. It makes us sound like we all live on a campus in Pullman.
For this story I'm calling our new nation Cascadia ... we can vote on it later. President Bush can't stop us from seceding. What's he going to do? Go to war with us? That would be a political nightmare that even the Bush administration could comprehend. Although we do have an operating nuclear plant and probably the best nuclear scientists in the world working at Hanford, Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld may see us as a threat and decide we need to be taken out. Think twice, Rummy, Wolfy, etc.
Here's where we got 'em: We lead the nation in the production of hops and grapes; we are the home of Microsoft and Starbucks. Yeah, that's right. We control the beer, wine, software and caffeine in this country. Now who needs whom? Maybe you want to negotiate with us, or we cut off the beer, wine, coffee and shut down all the computers. Did I mention that we build all the jets that are produced in this nation? Oh, yeah, we lead the nation in the production of both hydroelectric and wind power. We export energy from Cascadia -- lots of it!
Lights? Heat? You might need those. Will you guys need any food? Besides hops and grapes, Cascadia also leads the nation in the production of apples, cherries, raspberries, lentils, pears, spearmint and wrinkled peas. That's right, I said it: wrinkled peas, baby! We're No. 1. We also make the top 5 list in apricots, peppermint, fall potatoes, plums, wheat, barley and cranberries. Hungry? I thought so. Oh, did I mention that Cascadia is also a leader in lumber, fishing, cattle and dairy production? I'm telling you, they can't touch us! We got what they need!
Imagine what Cascadia would be like if we took all our federal taxes and kept them here. First, the price of jets, beer, wine, coffee, food, energy and software will be going up in the United States. We'll be rolling in dough. New Alaskan Way Viaduct? Done. Light rail from British Columbia to Oregon? Done. New highways? Done. Universal affordable health care? Done. Improved schools? Done. Everybody will be employed in Cascadia's booming economy.
We will look like Eden to the rest of the country; flop sweat will appear on W's head every time someone mentions Cascadia. It'll make him crazy. He'll ask to come visit but since we are now an independent nation, guess what? We tell him we're not interested. Millions of people will want to move here, but since we are an independent nation we only let in whom we want, when we want. Our property values skyrocket! The conservative farmers on the eastside of Cascadia, who initially hated the idea of secession, are all onboard when they see the price their crops are bringing when they can start sending them anywhere in the world.
Of course, we love being Americans. After four years, when we've fixed and built everything we need, we tell the United States that we are ready to rejoin. At that point we control the 2008 presidential election. We simply tell the citizens of United States which president we'd like to see in office and they vote him (or her) in, it's a done deal. The new Democratic president comes to Cascadia to accept us back in the union and everything is forgotten. Americans are now very well aware of where their software, caffeine, beer and wine come from. And we keep our new name -- just to be sure there's no confusion.
Brad Upton just celebrated his 20th year as a stand-up comedian and 48th year as a resident of Cascadia.
I live in Seattle.
I am armed.
I have no qualms about defending my nation against enemies; foreign or domestic.
At last! A solution to our traffic problems!
Contact "wyattearp" and "Clemenza". I think all three of you live in the same neighborhood in Seattle. You could form an infantry squad.
Friend of mine is writing a web comic about the succession of texas after laura miller declares herself ruller of texas. It throws the us into a new cold war and the comic is mainly about covert ops between the nations.
CW II Ping.
Your point of posting that picture, I assume, is to point out that Cascadian anti-armor tactics will be sub-par, at best?
Recent polls show Rossi and Gregoire in a dead heat.
I think this Upton guy is going to lose it when Bush, Rossi and possibly Nethercutt pull of wins here.
Bond rating to FFFF ( I know there isn't one - the speculators would have to create one though). All of Boeing, Starbucks and Microsoft bonds and stocks fall to near zero. No cash flowing into these Capitalistic endeavours. Loss of tax base. Mass riots for State-funded Welfare. No tax base. Mass starvation. Cannibalism. Have to eat each other or eat Spotted Owls - choose each other....
Are you kidding? Boeing moved to Illinois years ago.
Try reading Robert Kiyosaki's "If You Want To Be Rich And Happy Don't Go To School".
Just their headquarters; not their lines for their 737, 747, 767, 777, and 7E7.
Here in Texas we have Pantex. I guess we control the entire planet. right?
Jeez, Capitalist, cut me a break. I live here. When I think of people "eating" each other, I have something very different in mind.
After the absence of their two Senators, and having made the rest of the country more conservative via the remaining numbers, who's to say we would just let them back in after 4 years? Probably they'd have a civil war with the East portion of the state if they secede, and the Seattle software and coffee vendors would be hard-pressed to prevail. And if they did, with all those fine apples and cherries there and unprotected by the USA, maybe China would invade and rename it Invadia. Of course, they could always ally themselves with Canada.
There's another Freeper in Belltown? Will wonders never cease!
Not sure where the Sydney is. I'm at the Ellington. Doing anything for lunch Sunday? Burgers and Beers at Two Bells Tavern? One o'clock or so?
I think that the leftists would burn Seattle in the ensuing riots. :-)
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