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30,000 Alaskans sign petition to ditch US, rejoin Russia
Hotair ^ | 03/29/2014 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 03/29/2014 1:46:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

Unrest in the nation must be running high if people are looking for ways to pull up stakes and leave the union entirely. Some Texans petitioned the White House to break away in 2012, though not much came of the effort. Possibly my favorite breakaway story was that of the Conch Republic, which seceded from the US in 1982, immediately suing the government for $1B in war damages.

Despite the lack of success on the part of these previous efforts, they all had one thing in common. They weren’t looking to join up with any other nations, but rather to strike out on their own as a new, independent state. But not so the latest effort, reported by our colleagues at Town Hall, where a petition has been submitted to the White House to allow Alaska to secede from the United States and join up with Russia.

Some Alaskans apparently are not opposed to Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent annexation of Crimea—in fact, they are hoping to be grabbed up next.

More than 30,000 Alaskans have signed the petition “Alaska back to Russia,” pleading that the White House allow them to secede and join their native land. If the request garners 100,000 signatures by April 20, the White House will make an official response.

I’m not entirely sure how to gauge the heat index for this idea among Alaskans. 30,000 signatures in New York City wouldn’t cover two city blocks, but in Alaska (population less than 3/4 million for the entire state) it starts to sound like an at least marginally beefy number. But are those folks all actually from Alaska? I only ask because I’m not sure how they screen the IP addresses for these things. In any event, perhaps they’d have drawn a bit more support if the originator had employed something that sounded a bit more like… English?

Groups Siberian russians crossed the Isthmus (now the Bering Strait) 16-10 thousand years ago.

Russian began to settle on the Arctic coast, Aleuts inhabited the Aleutian Archipelago.

First visited Alaska August 21, 1732, members of the team boat “St. Gabriel »under the surveyor Gvozdev and assistant navigator I. Fedorov during the expedition Shestakov and DI Pavlutski 1729-1735 years

Vote for secession of Alaska from the United States and joining Russia

On a second read, perhaps it was written by somebody who is a native Russian speaker with English as a second language. Either way, it’s a bit of a puzzler.

I can’t imagine why the rank and file Alaskan would have any interest in changing their status. Dropping out to join another country really only suggests two options. One, as the author offers, leaves you stuck with Vladimir Putin. The other? Canada… and the less said about that the better. The mainland US certainly has no incentive to lose Alaska either. It’s a strategically important location for a variety of reasons, not to mention being a key element in our energy infrastructure. Alaska is a treasure trove of natural wonders and a great tourist destination. On the other side of the balance sheet there is virtually nothing to argue in favor of losing them.

If this petition is coming from nothing more than a general dissatisfaction with either Barack Obama in particular or Washington in general, it’s a drastic overreaction. Obama will be gone soon enough, and if you don’t like the way things are going in DC, elect better people. But stick with the USA, Alaskans. While imperfect, it’s still the best (and pretty much only) game in town.


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Russia; US: Alaska
KEYWORDS: agitprop; alaska; antiwardotcom; crimea; putinsbuttboys; randsconcerntrolls; russia
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1 posted on 03/29/2014 1:46:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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To: SeekAndFind

Would Putin drill in ANWR?


2 posted on 03/29/2014 1:49:31 PM PDT by coon2000 (Give me Liberty or give me death!)
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To: SeekAndFind

Idiots.


3 posted on 03/29/2014 1:50:06 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: coon2000
Would Putin drill in ANWR?

You're darn Putin.

4 posted on 03/29/2014 1:50:17 PM PDT by dfwgator
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To: Kathy in Alaska

Well,...I’m certain that these weren’t “Palin Supporters”.


5 posted on 03/29/2014 1:50:41 PM PDT by SandRat (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?)
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To: SeekAndFind

They take Alaska back and I’m suing them for 15 thousand years of racist oppression. Reparations, baby.


6 posted on 03/29/2014 1:53:43 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: SeekAndFind

Did they know what they were signing?
Did they get something in return for signing?
Was it promoted by the wh somehow?
Do they even live in Alaska?


7 posted on 03/29/2014 1:56:55 PM PDT by revolted
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To: SeekAndFind
Obama will be gone soon enough, and if you don’t like the way things are going in DC, elect better people.

This from the State that elected Lisa Murkowski as a write-in.

8 posted on 03/29/2014 1:57:07 PM PDT by Carry_Okie (The tree of liberty needs a rope.)
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To: revolted

They can take their Republicans with them and keep them.


9 posted on 03/29/2014 1:58:52 PM PDT by goldstategop (In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
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To: revolted

Oh I just assume most thought it was funny. It certainly is neither serious nor to be taken seriously.


10 posted on 03/29/2014 1:59:31 PM PDT by RIghtwardHo
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To: SeekAndFind

I think he have problem with Palin family


11 posted on 03/29/2014 1:59:31 PM PDT by SevenofNine (We are Freepers, all your media bases belong to us ,resistance is futile)
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To: SeekAndFind

No. Don’t like things? Get off your dead asses and move.


12 posted on 03/29/2014 2:04:28 PM PDT by Ghost of SVR4 (So many are so hopelessly dependent on the government that they will fight to protect it.)
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To: SeekAndFind
That's no surprise. It's in style for all stripes of debt/revenue-sucking, political/regulator folks.

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13 posted on 03/29/2014 2:05:02 PM PDT by familyop (We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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To: RIghtwardHo

There’s a word I would have added in front of ‘idiots’, but otherwise, ITA.

Actually, if Alaska wants to go back to Russia, it would save the US taxpayers money. Alaska takes more in Federal funds per person than most any other state.

“Some states, including Alaska and Virginia, received more than $15,000 per person from the federal government, even after subtracting the billions the state spent on income tax. This figure is nearly two-and-a-half times the amount received per person after taxes in states like Nevada, one of the poorest states in the country.”


14 posted on 03/29/2014 2:07:01 PM PDT by conservaKate (R got it wrong in 2012. We must get it right in 2014 & 2016.)
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To: RIghtwardHo
Oh I just assume most thought it was funny. It certainly is neither serious nor to be taken seriously.

That's what the citizens of Minnesota were thinking when they elected Jesse Ventura and Al Franken to powerful positions.

15 posted on 03/29/2014 2:07:38 PM PDT by Steely Tom (How do you feel about robbing Peter's robot?)
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To: SeekAndFind

Uh, yeah right.

We are all over it....


16 posted on 03/29/2014 2:08:06 PM PDT by gettinolder
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To: RIghtwardHo
You aren't supposed to take this literally. They're making a point. The federal government isn't exactly popular in Alaska — because it's the major land owner, and it interferes a lot in local affairs. (At least that's the impression I got from visits while living near Alaska for decades.)
17 posted on 03/29/2014 2:08:36 PM PDT by USFRIENDINVICTORIA
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To: SeekAndFind

You don’t HAVE to reside in Alaska to sign the petition. Anyone can sign. I wish California would think about it. I’d sign just to get rid of them.


18 posted on 03/29/2014 2:08:52 PM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: SeekAndFind

You don’t HAVE to reside in Alaska to sign the petition. Anyone can sign. I wish California would think about it. I’d sign just to get rid of them.


19 posted on 03/29/2014 2:11:19 PM PDT by lucky american (Progressives are attacking our rights and y'all will sit there and take it.)
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To: lucky american

Exactly. I’ll bet half of those signing are Russian teenagers in their parent’s basements... OR KGB agents working in Putin’s basements.


20 posted on 03/29/2014 2:13:53 PM PDT by Alas Babylon!
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