[Ultra Sonic]

This article brings up an interesting point...if the US of A makes a turn for the Left or goes down the crapper in the coming years, perhaps some states would secede?

[Technical Editor]

That was tried once, about 140 years ago.

[Citizen of the Savage Nation]

Exactly. An independent Alberta would be a positive influence on the US, either shape up or lose a handful of US states as well. As they would welcome other provinces, they would probably also welcome Montana, Idaho, western WA, Wyoming, even maybe Utah. While that would give D's the upper hand on the national scene, it would also generate a rather nice place to move to, to escape liberals.

[norton]

"What is driving more and more Albertans towards separatism is the fact that our original constitutional arrangement -- the political bargain on which Canada was built -- has long since been obliterated by the national government."

Does sound sort of familiar...one has to wonder how the Canadian federal government would react to secession...?