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To: APatientMan
Maybe I don't understand your question. What do you mean by "go"? There is no Berlin wall here. Any or all can "go" whenever they want so long as they can find another country to accept them.

If by "go" you mean stay and secede from the USA, then my prediction is that the rest of the USA will prevent it, by force if necessary.

The USA purchased Louisiana from France. Does that mean that the USA can now sell Louisiana to another country?

These things aren't going to happen. Too many people are too patriotic. Like it or not, we're bound together, at least in our lifetimes. Some will leave, but most will stay and try to turn things around.

45 posted on 11/28/2012 4:50:32 PM PST by Tau Food (Never give a sword to a man who can't dance.)
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To: Tau Food

I agree with your assessment and I’m here to fight the good fight. I just believe it’s foolish to think we can call ourselves free when we’re not free enough to break away if we want to. We’re free to do anything we want except leave. That’s not real freedom.


53 posted on 11/28/2012 5:06:34 PM PST by APatientMan (Pick a side)
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To: Tau Food
If by "go" you mean stay and secede from the USA, then my prediction is that the rest of the USA will prevent it, by force if necessary.

Sorry, but secession by one of more states will be quite a bit less dramatic than what you're imagining. The will to make bloody war against other Americans, to force them to remain in the current union, simply does not exist.

Sure, you might hear all sorts of bluster out of Washington DC if any state legislature actually passes an Act of Secession, but that's as far as it will go. The potential cost in lives and treasure alone would mitigate against such an outcome.

56 posted on 11/28/2012 5:57:53 PM PST by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Tau Food

Of all the comments yours come closest to my feelings on the matter. As a young boy in a parochial grade school I was taught about the establishment of the USA with It’s Constitution and what the 4th of July was celebrating. I was also taught about the civil war and the feelings on both sides. For me the civil war was a mixed blessing of rights and wrongs but above all the union of the USA was kept intact. I learned about the Spanish American war and WWI. Then came the bleak days of the depression and my mother working heart and soul to provide for two young boys whose father had passed away. I ,along with my brother, was caught up in the frenzy and anxiety of the possibility of not having our USA even with all of It’s shortcomings. My brother was killed on Okinawa and I also served my Country as a soldier in the Pacific Theater. My brother and I were willing to give our lives for the USA. Today I see a Nation of people, young and old, who no longer respect the 4th of July for what that date was meant to honor. My Country, all over, has become enamored with concerts, ball games, Hollywood stars, etc. and taking from others. Even with such pessimism I am not willing or wanting to dissolve what was and is an exceptional bonding of people for whatever cause and by whatever means. I believe that the societal cleavages brought on by the likes of Obama and his cabal, who often speak with deceptive words, will not withstand the power of the ideas and actions of our Founding Fathers. Many people in this Nation do not see for now the government foundation laid down by these men but what has been in the ground will come forth. With this being said there is the realization that the Nation needs many, strong,sincere, and persons of integrity to carry through with the Founders intentions


102 posted on 11/29/2012 5:01:44 PM PST by noinfringers2
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